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יְהֹוָה H3068

Yᵉhôvâh

yeh-ho-vaw'

from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.

Brown–Driver–Briggs

יהוה c. 6823 i.e. יַהְוֶה n.pr.dei Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel—(1. MT יְהֹוָה 6518 (Qr אֲדֹנָי), or יֱהֹוִה 305 (Qr אֱלֹהִים) 2. Many recent scholars explain יַהְוֶה as Hiph. of הוה (= היה) the one bringing into being, life-giver)
I יהוה is not used by E in Gn, but is given Ex 3:12-15 as the name of the God who revealed Himself to Moses at Horeb
II
1 יהוה is used with אלהים and suffixes, especially in D
2 the phrase † אֲנִי יהוה is noteworthy
3 יהוה is also used with several predicates, to form sacred names of holy places of Yahweh

From Brown, Driver, and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), in the public domain.


5521 occurrences

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  • Psalms 119:149
    Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment.
  • Psalms 119:151
    Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.
  • Psalms 119:156
    Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.
  • Psalms 119:159
    Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.
  • Psalms 119:166
    LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.
  • Psalms 119:169
    TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
  • Psalms 119:174
    I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
  • Psalms 120:1
    A Song of degrees. In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
  • Psalms 120:2
    Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
  • Psalms 121:2
    My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.