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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 121:5
    The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
  • Psalms 121:7
    The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
  • Psalms 121:8
    The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
  • Psalms 122:1
    A Song of degrees of David. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
  • Psalms 122:4
    Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.
  • Psalms 122:9
    Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
  • Psalms 123:2
    Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
  • Psalms 123:3
    Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
  • Psalms 124:1
    A Song of degrees of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
  • Psalms 124:2
    If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us: