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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 11:20
    They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
  • Proverbs 12:2
    A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
  • Proverbs 12:22
    Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
  • Proverbs 14:2
    He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
  • Proverbs 14:26
    In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
  • Proverbs 14:27
    The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
  • Proverbs 15:3
    The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
  • Proverbs 15:8
    The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
  • Proverbs 15:9
    The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
  • Proverbs 15:11
    Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?