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Strong's numbers

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

Shown in the King James Version (KJV), whichever translation you read in — it is the text these numbers are tagged against.

  • Proverbs 6:16
    These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
  • Proverbs 8:13
    The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
  • Proverbs 8:22
    The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
  • Proverbs 8:35
    For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
  • Proverbs 9:10
    The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
  • Proverbs 10:3
    The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
  • Proverbs 10:22
    The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
  • Proverbs 10:27
    The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
  • Proverbs 10:29
    The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
  • Proverbs 11:1
    A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.