יהוה
LORD
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Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
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- Proper
- A name of a specific person, place, or people (e.g. Abraham, Zion, Israel).
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Psalms 624 verses
- Psalms 4:5 יְהוָֽה n Proper Offer the sacrifices of righteousness. Put your trust in Yahweh.
- Psalms 4:6 יְהוָֽה n Proper Many say, "Who will show us any good?" Yahweh, let the light of your face shine on us.
- Psalms 4:8 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, For you, Yahweh alone, make me live in safety.
- Psalms 5:1 יְהוָ֗ה n Proper Give ear to my words, Yahweh. Consider my meditation.
- Psalms 5:3 יְֽהוָ֗ה n Proper Yahweh, in the morning you shall hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.
- Psalms 5:6 יְהוָֽה n Proper You will destroy those who speak lies. Yahweh abhors the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.
- Psalms 5:8 יְהוָ֤ה n Proper Lead me, Yahweh, in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your way straight before my face.
- Psalms 5:12 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield.
- Psalms 6:1 יְֽהוָ֗ה n Proper Yahweh, don't rebuke me in your anger, Neither discipline me in your wrath.
- Psalms 6:2 יְהוָה֮ יְהוָ֑ה n Proper n Proper Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am faint. Yahweh, heal me, for my bones are troubled.
- Psalms 6:3 יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper My soul is also in great anguish. But you, Yahweh--how long?
- Psalms 6:4 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Return, Yahweh. Deliver my soul, And save me for your loving kindness' sake.
- Psalms 6:8 יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, For Yahweh has heard the voice of my weeping.
- Psalms 6:9 יְ֭הוָה יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper n Proper Yahweh has heard my supplication. Yahweh accepts my prayer.
- Psalms 7:1 לַ/יהוָ֑ה יְהוָ֣ה prep + n Proper n Proper Yahweh, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,
- Psalms 7:3 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper Yahweh, my God, if I have done this, If there is iniquity in my hands,
- Psalms 7:6 יְהוָ֨ה n Proper Arise, Yahweh, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.
- Psalms 7:8 יְהוָה֮ יְהוָ֑ה n Proper n Proper Yahweh administers judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Yahweh, according to my righteousness, And to my integrity that is in me.
- Psalms 7:17 יְהוָ֣ה יְהוָ֥ה n Proper n Proper I will give thanks to Yahweh according to his righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of Yahweh Most High.
- Psalms 8:1 יְהוָ֤ה n Proper Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, Who has set your glory above the heavens!
- Psalms 8:9 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper Yahweh, our Lord, How majestic is your name in all the earth!
- Psalms 9:1 יְ֭הוָה n Proper I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart. I will tell of all your marvelous works.
- Psalms 9:7 וַֽ֭/יהוָה conj + n Proper But Yahweh reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment.
- Psalms 9:9 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; A high tower in times of trouble.
- Psalms 9:10 יְהוָֽה n Proper Those who know your name will put their trust in you, For you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.
- Psalms 9:11 לַ֭/יהוָה prep + n Proper Sing praises to Yahweh, who dwells in Zion, And declare among the people what he has done.
- Psalms 9:13 יְהוָ֗ה n Proper Have mercy on me, Yahweh. See my affliction by those who hate me, And lift me up from the gates of death;
- Psalms 9:16 יְהוָה֮ n Proper Yahweh has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah.
- Psalms 9:19 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Arise, Yahweh! Don't let man prevail. Let the nations be judged in your sight.
- Psalms 9:20 יְהוָ֨ה n Proper Put them in fear, Yahweh. Let the nations know that they are only men. Selah.
- Psalms 10:1 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Why do you stand far off, Yahweh? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
- Psalms 10:3 יְהוָֽה n Proper For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings, He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh.
- Psalms 10:12 יְהוָ֗ה n Proper Arise, Yahweh! God, lift up your hand! Don't forget the helpless.
- Psalms 10:16 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper Yahweh is King forever and ever! The nations will perish out of his land.
- Psalms 10:17 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper Yahweh, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,
- Psalms 11:1 בַּֽ/יהוָ֨ה prep + n Proper In Yahweh, I take refuge. How can you say to my soul, "Flee as a bird to your mountain!"
- Psalms 11:4 יְהוָ֤ה יְהוָה֮ n Proper n Proper Yahweh is in his holy temple. Yahweh is on his throne in heaven. His eyes observe. His eyes examine the children of men.
- Psalms 11:5 יְהוָה֮ n Proper Yahweh examines the righteous, But the wicked and him who loves violence his soul hates.
- Psalms 11:7 יְ֭הוָה n Proper For Yahweh is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face.
- Psalms 12:1 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
- Psalms 12:3 יְ֭הוָה n Proper May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, And the tongue that boasts,
- Psalms 12:5 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper "Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says Yahweh; "I will set him in safety from those who malign him."
- Psalms 12:6 יְהוָה֮ n Proper The words of Yahweh are flawless words, As silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.
- Psalms 12:7 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper You will keep them, Yahweh, You will preserve them from this generation forever.
- Psalms 13:1 יְ֭הוָה n Proper How long, Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
- Psalms 13:3 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper Behold, and answer me, Yahweh, my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death;
- Psalms 13:6 לַ/יהוָ֑ה prep + n Proper I will sing to Yahweh, Because he has been good to me.
- Psalms 14:2 יְֽהוָ֗ה n Proper Yahweh looked down from heaven on the children of men, To see if there were any who did understand, Who did seek after God.
- Psalms 14:4 יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And don't call on Yahweh?
- Psalms 14:6 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper You frustrate the plan of the poor, Because Yahweh is his refuge.
- Psalms 14:7 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When Yahweh restores the fortunes of his people, Then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
- Psalms 15:1 יְ֭הֹוָה n Proper Yahweh, who shall dwell in your sanctuary? Who shall live on your holy hill?
- Psalms 15:4 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper In whose eyes a vile man is despised, But who honors those who fear Yahweh; He who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn't change;
- Psalms 16:2 לַֽ֭/יהוָה prep + n Proper My soul, you have said to Yahweh, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."
- Psalms 16:5 יְֽהוָ֗ה n Proper Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
- Psalms 16:7 יְ֭הוָה n Proper I will bless Yahweh, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
- Psalms 16:8 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
- Psalms 17:1 יְהוָ֨ה n Proper Hear, Yahweh, my righteous plea; Give ear to my prayer, that doesn't go out of deceitful lips.
- Psalms 17:13 יְהוָ֗ה n Proper Arise, Yahweh, Confront him, cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword;
- Psalms 17:14 יְהוָ֡ה n Proper From men by your hand, Yahweh, From men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, And they store up wealth for their children.
- Psalms 18:1 יְהוָ֗ה לַ/יהוָ֗ה יְהוָ֘ה יְהוָ֣ה n Proper prep + n Proper n Proper n Proper I love you, Yahweh, my strength.
- Psalms 18:2 יְהוָ֤ה n Proper Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
- Psalms 18:3 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper I call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised; And I am saved from my enemies.
- Psalms 18:6 יְהוָה֮ n Proper In my distress I called on Yahweh, And cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple, My cry before him came into his ears.
- Psalms 18:13 יְֽהוָ֗ה n Proper Yahweh also thundered in the sky, The Most High uttered his voice: Hailstones and coals of fire.
- Psalms 18:15 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper Then the channels of waters appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, Yahweh, At the blast of the breath of your nostrils.
- Psalms 18:18 יְהוָ֖ה n Proper They came on me in the day of my calamity, But Yahweh was my support.
- Psalms 18:20 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the cleanness of my hands has he recompensed me.
- Psalms 18:21 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper For I have kept the ways of Yahweh, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
- Psalms 18:24 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper Therefore Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
- Psalms 18:28 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness.
- Psalms 18:30 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
- Psalms 18:31 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper For who is God, except Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God,
- Psalms 18:41 יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper They cried, but there was none to save; Even to Yahweh, but he didn't answer them.
- Psalms 18:46 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Yahweh lives; and blessed be my rock. Exalted be the God of my salvation,
- Psalms 18:49 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations, And will sing praises to your name.
- Psalms 19:7 יְהוָ֣ה יְהוָ֥ה n Proper n Proper Yahweh's law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh's testimony is sure, making wise the simple.
- Psalms 19:8 יְהוָ֣ה יְהוָ֥ה n Proper n Proper Yahweh's precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. Yahweh's commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes.
- Psalms 19:9 יְהוָ֨ה יְהוָ֥ה n Proper n Proper The fear of Yahweh is clean, enduring forever. Yahweh's ordinances are true, and righteous altogether.
- Psalms 19:14 יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer.
- Psalms 20:1 יְ֭הוָה n Proper May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble. May the name of the God of Jacob set you up on high,
- Psalms 20:5 יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper We will triumph in your salvation. In the name of our God we will set up our banners: May Yahweh grant all your requests.
- Psalms 20:6 יְהוָ֗ה n Proper Now I know that Yahweh saves his anointed. He will answer him from his holy heaven, With the saving strength of his right hand.
- Psalms 20:7 יְהוָ֖ה n Proper Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, But we trust the name of Yahweh our God.
- Psalms 20:9 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper Save, Yahweh; Let the King answer us when we call!
- Psalms 21:1 יְֽהוָ֗ה n Proper The king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!
- Psalms 21:7 בַּ/יהוָ֑ה prep + n Proper For the king trusts in Yahweh. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.
- Psalms 21:9 יְ֭הוָה n Proper You will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger. Yahweh will swallow them up in his wrath. The fire shall devour them.
- Psalms 21:13 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper Be exalted, Yahweh, in your strength, So we will sing and praise your power.
- Psalms 22:8 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper "He trusts in Yahweh; Let him deliver him; Let him rescue him, since he delights in him."
- Psalms 22:19 יְ֭הוָה n Proper But don't be far off, Yahweh. You are my help: hurry to help me.
- Psalms 22:23 יְהוָ֨ה n Proper You who fear Yahweh, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel!
- Psalms 22:26 יְ֭הוָה n Proper The humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise Yahweh who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever.
- Psalms 22:27 יְ֭הוָה n Proper All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh. All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you.
- Psalms 22:28 לַ֭/יהוָה prep + n Proper For the kingdom is Yahweh's. He is the ruler over the nations.
- Psalms 23:1 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.
- Psalms 23:6 יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, And I shall dwell in Yahweh's house forever.
- Psalms 24:1 לַֽ֭/יהוָה prep + n Proper The earth is Yahweh's, with its fullness; The world, and those who dwell therein.
- Psalms 24:3 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper Who may ascend to Yahweh's hill? Who may stand in his holy place?
- Psalms 24:5 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper He shall receive a blessing from Yahweh, Righteousness from the God of his salvation.
- Psalms 24:8 יְ֭הוָה יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper n Proper Who is the King of glory? Yahweh strong and mighty, Yahweh mighty in battle.
- Psalms 24:10 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper Who is this King of glory? Yahweh of Hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah.
- Psalms 25:1 יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper To you, Yahweh, do I lift up my soul.
- Psalms 25:4 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Show me your ways, Yahweh. Teach me your paths.
- Psalms 25:6 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Yahweh, remember your tender mercies and your loving kindness, For they are from old times.
- Psalms 25:7 יְהוָֽה n Proper Don't remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. Remember me according to your loving kindness, For your goodness' sake, Yahweh.
- Psalms 25:8 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper Good and upright is Yahweh, Therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.
- Psalms 25:10 יְ֭הוָה n Proper All the paths of Yahweh are loving kindness and truth To such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
- Psalms 25:11 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper For your name's sake, Yahweh, Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.
- Psalms 25:12 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper What man is he who fears Yahweh? He shall instruct him in the way that he shall choose.
- Psalms 25:14 יְ֭הוָה n Proper The friendship of Yahweh is with those who fear him. He will show them his covenant.
- Psalms 25:15 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper My eyes are ever on Yahweh, For he will pluck my feet out of the net.
- Psalms 26:1 יְהוָ֗ה וּ/בַ/יהוָ֥ה n Proper conj + prep + n Proper Judge me, Yahweh, for I have walked in my integrity. I have trusted also in Yahweh without wavering.
- Psalms 26:2 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper Examine me, Yahweh, and prove me. Try my heart and my mind.
- Psalms 26:6 יְהוָֽה n Proper I will wash my hands in innocence, So I will go about your altar, Yahweh;
- Psalms 26:8 יְֽהוָ֗ה n Proper Yahweh, I love the habitation of your house, The place where your glory dwells.
- Psalms 26:12 יְהוָֽה n Proper My foot stands in an even place. In the congregations I will bless Yahweh.
- Psalms 27:1 יְהוָ֤ה יְהוָ֥ה n Proper n Proper Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?
- Psalms 27:4 יְהוָה֮ יְ֭הוָה יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper n Proper n Proper One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after, That I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life, To see Yahweh's beauty, And to inquire in his temple.
- Psalms 27:6 לַ/יהוָֽה prep + n Proper Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me. I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to Yahweh.
- Psalms 27:7 יְהוָ֖ה n Proper Hear, Yahweh, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me.
- Psalms 27:8 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper When you said, "Seek my face," My heart said to you, "I will seek your face, Yahweh."
- Psalms 27:10 וַֽ/יהוָ֣ה conj + n Proper When my father and my mother forsake me, Then Yahweh will take me up.
- Psalms 27:11 יְהוָ֗ה n Proper Teach me your way, Yahweh. Lead me in a straight path, because of my enemies.
- Psalms 27:13 יְהוָ֗ה n Proper I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living.
- Psalms 27:14 יְה֫וָ֥ה יְהוָֽה n Proper n Proper Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.
- Psalms 28:1 יְהוָ֨ה n Proper To you, Yahweh, I call. My rock, don't be deaf to me; Lest, if you are silent to me, I would become like those who go down into the pit.
- Psalms 28:5 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Because they don't regard the works of Yahweh, Nor the operation of his hands, He will break them down and not build them up.
- Psalms 28:6 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper Blessed be Yahweh, Because he has heard the voice of my petitions.
- Psalms 28:7 יְהוָ֤ה n Proper Yahweh is my strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. With my song I will thank him.
- Psalms 28:8 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper Yahweh is their strength. He is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed.
- Psalms 29:1 לַֽ֭/יהוָה לַ֝/יהוָ֗ה prep + n Proper prep + n Proper Ascribe to Yahweh, you sons of the mighty, Ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.
- Psalms 29:2 לַֽ֭/יהוָה לַ֝/יהוָ֗ה prep + n Proper prep + n Proper Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Worship Yahweh in holy array.
- Psalms 29:3 יְהוָ֗ה יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper n Proper Yahweh's voice is on the waters. The God of glory thunders, even Yahweh on many waters.
- Psalms 29:4 יְהוָ֥ה יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper n Proper Yahweh's voice is powerful. Yahweh's voice is full of majesty.
- Psalms 29:5 יְ֭הוָה יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper n Proper The voice of Yahweh breaks the cedars. Yes, Yahweh breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
- Psalms 29:7 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper Yahweh's voice strikes with flashes of lightning.
- Psalms 29:8 יְ֭הוָה יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper n Proper Yahweh's voice shakes the wilderness. Yahweh shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
- Psalms 29:9 יְהוָ֨ה n Proper Yahweh's voice makes the deer calve, And strips the forests bare. In his temple everything says, "Glory!"
- Psalms 29:10 יְ֭הוָה יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper n Proper Yahweh sat enthroned at the Flood. Yes, Yahweh sits as King forever.
- Psalms 29:11 יְֽהוָ֗ה יְהוָ֓ה n Proper n Proper Yahweh will give strength to his people. Yahweh will bless his people with peace.
- Psalms 30:1 יְ֭הוָה n Proper I will extol you, Yahweh, for you have raised me up, And have not made my foes to rejoice over me.
- Psalms 30:2 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper Yahweh my God, I cried to you, And you have healed me.
- Psalms 30:3 יְֽהוָ֗ה n Proper Yahweh, you have brought up my soul from Sheol. You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
- Psalms 30:4 לַ/יהוָ֣ה prep + n Proper Sing praise to Yahweh, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.
- Psalms 30:7 יְֽהוָ֗ה n Proper You, Yahweh, when you favored me, made my mountain to stand strong. But when you hid your face, I was troubled.
- Psalms 30:8 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper I cried to you, Yahweh. To Yahweh I made supplication:
- Psalms 30:10 יְהוָ֥ה יְ֝הוָה n Proper n Proper Hear, Yahweh, and have mercy on me. Yahweh, be my helper."
- Psalms 30:12 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper To the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
- Psalms 31:1 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed: Deliver me in your righteousness.
- Psalms 31:5 יְהוָ֗ה n Proper Into your hand I commend my spirit. You redeem me, Yahweh, God of truth.
- Psalms 31:6 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper I hate those who regard lying vanities, But I trust in Yahweh.
- Psalms 31:9 יְהוָה֮ n Proper Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am in distress. My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief.
- Psalms 31:14 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper But I trust in you, Yahweh. I said, "You are my God."
- Psalms 31:17 יְֽהוָ֗ה n Proper Let me not be disappointed, Yahweh, for I have called on you. Let the wicked be disappointed. Let them be silent in Sheol.
- Psalms 31:21 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper Praise be to Yahweh, For he has shown me his marvelous loving kindness in a strong city.
- Psalms 31:23 יְהוָ֗ה יְהוָ֑ה n Proper n Proper Oh love Yahweh, all you his saints! Yahweh preserves the faithful, And pays back him who deals proudly in full.
- Psalms 31:24 לַ/יהוָֽה prep + n Proper Be strong, and let your heart take courage, All you who hope in Yahweh.
- Psalms 32:2 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh doesn't impute iniquity, In whose spirit there is no deceit.
- Psalms 32:5 לַ/יהוָ֑ה prep + n Proper I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn't hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, And you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
- Psalms 32:10 בַּ/יהוָ֑ה prep + n Proper Many sorrows shall be to the wicked, But he who trusts in Yahweh, loving kindness shall surround him.
- Psalms 32:11 בַֽ/יהוָ֣ה prep + n Proper Be glad in Yahweh, and rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!
- Psalms 33:1 בַּֽ/יהוָ֑ה prep + n Proper Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright.
- Psalms 33:2 לַ/יהוָ֣ה prep + n Proper Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.
- Psalms 33:4 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper For the word of Yahweh is right. All his work is done in faithfulness.
- Psalms 33:5 יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh.
- Psalms 33:6 יְ֭הוָה n Proper By Yahweh's word the heavens were made; All their host by the breath of his mouth.
- Psalms 33:8 מֵ֭/יְהוָה prep + n Proper Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
- Psalms 33:10 יְֽהוָ֗ה n Proper Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
- Psalms 33:11 יְ֭הוָה n Proper The counsel of Yahweh stands fast forever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations.
- Psalms 33:12 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, The people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.
- Psalms 33:13 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper Yahweh looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.
- Psalms 33:18 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Behold, Yahweh's eye is on those who fear him, On those who hope in his loving kindness;
- Psalms 33:20 לַֽ/יהוָ֑ה prep + n Proper Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield.
- Psalms 33:22 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, Since we have hoped in you.
- Psalms 34:1 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.
- Psalms 34:2 בַּ֭/יהוָה prep + n Proper My soul shall boast in Yahweh. The humble shall hear of it, and be glad.
- Psalms 34:3 לַ/יהוָ֣ה prep + n Proper Oh magnify Yahweh with me. Let us exalt his name together.
- Psalms 34:4 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.
- Psalms 34:6 וַ/יהוָ֣ה conj + n Proper This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.
- Psalms 34:7 יְהוָ֓ה n Proper The angel of Yahweh encamps round about those who fear him, And delivers them.
- Psalms 34:8 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
- Psalms 34:9 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper Oh fear Yahweh, you his saints, For there is no lack with those who fear him.
- Psalms 34:10 יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, But those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.
- Psalms 34:11 יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.
- Psalms 34:15 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Yahweh's eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.
- Psalms 34:16 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Yahweh's face is against those who do evil, To cut off the memory of them from the earth.
- Psalms 34:17 וַ/יהוָ֣ה conj + n Proper The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles.
- Psalms 34:18 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves those who have a crushed spirit.
- Psalms 34:19 יְהוָֽה n Proper Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But Yahweh delivers him out of them all.
- Psalms 34:22 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned.
- Psalms 35:1 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.
- Psalms 35:5 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper Let them be as chaff before the wind, Yahweh's angel driving them on.
- Psalms 35:6 יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper Let their way be dark and slippery, Yahweh's angel pursuing them.
- Psalms 35:9 בַּ/יהוָ֑ה prep + n Proper My soul shall be joyful in Yahweh. It shall rejoice in his salvation.
- Psalms 35:10 יְהוָ֗ה n Proper All my bones shall say, "Yahweh, who is like you, Who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him, Yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?"
- Psalms 35:22 יְ֭הוָה n Proper You have seen it, Yahweh. Don't keep silent. Lord, don't be far from me.
- Psalms 35:24 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper Vindicate me, Yahweh my God, according to your righteousness; Don't let them gloat over me.
- Psalms 35:27 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper Let them shout for joy and be glad, who favor my righteous cause. Yes, let them say continually, "Yahweh be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!"
- Psalms 36:1 יְהוָ֬ה n Proper An oracle is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: "There is no fear of God before his eyes."
About this entry
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יהוה (Yᵉhôvâh) is a Hebrew name most often rendered “LORD.” Scripture first uses it in Genesis 2:4. Spanning 5,518 verses in 36 books, it ranks among the most common words of the Hebrew Bible. The sections below give every occurrence and version rendering.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H3068 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 5,518
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 5,518 distinct verses.
- 36 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 36 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #2
- by frequency
- Top 10 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 2 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 5,518 occurrences in the concordance →
Most concentrated in
- Psalms 624 verses 11%
- Jeremiah 614 verses 11%
- Deuteronomy 438 verses 8%
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 5,518 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 2,686 verses · 49%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 1,550 verses · 28%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 1,282 verses · 23%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
BDB lists this Strong’s number as 2 distinct words (homographs). Each count above pools all of them and is not split by sense — see the Senses section below. A low-frequency rendering may belong to a different one of those words, not the primary meaning.
- King James Version†: Lord 5,517×, I am the lord 145×, Lord's 73×
- American Standard Version†: Jehovah 5,068×, Saith jehovah 131×, I am jehovah 115×
- Berean Standard Bible†: Lord 5,806×, Am the lord 156×, Lord’s 110×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text†: Yahweh 5,807×, Yahweh of 117×, Am yahweh 82×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H3068 across 6,518† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 231 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 1 further occurrence.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H3068 across 6,514† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 398 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H3068 across 6,460† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 49 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 62 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H3068 across 6,226† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 35 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
17 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 17 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
יהוה I 6823 i.e. יַהְוֶה n.pr.dei Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel
- 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, and is explained thus: אֶהְיֶה עִמָּ֑ךְ I shall be with thee (v 12), which is then implied in אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה I shall be the one who will be it v 14a (i.e. with thee v 12) and then compressed into אֶהְיֶה v 14b (i.e. with thee v 12), which then is given in the nominal form יהוה He who will be it v 15 (i.e. with thee v 12). Cf. EwBTh ii. 337, 338 RSl. c., Proph. 385 ff. Other interpretations are: I am he who I am, i.e. it is no concern of yours (Le Clerc LagPsalt. Hieron. 156); I am, (this is my name), inasmuch as I am (אֲשֶׁר = כִּי; AE JDMich WeJD Th xxi, 540 = Comp. Hex. 72); Di al. I am who I am, he who is essentially unnameable, inexplicable.—E uses יהוה sparingly by the side of אלהים and האלהים in his subsequent narrative. The Ephraimitic writers in Ju S K use it in similar proportions. P abstains from the use of יהוה until he gives an account of its revelation to Moses Ex 6:3; but subsequently uses it freely. He gives no explanation of its meaning. He represents that אֵל שַׁדַּי was the God of the patriarchs. J uses יהוה from the beginning of his narrative, possibly explaining it, Gn 21:33 by אל עולם, the evergreen tamarisk being a symbol of the ever-living God; cf. De Gn 21:33. Elsewhere יהוה is the common divine name in pre-exilic writers, but in post-exilic writers gradually falls into disuse, and is supplanted by אלהים and אדני. In Job it is used 31 times in prose parts, and 12:9 (a proverb); not elsewhere in the poem. Chr apart from his sources prefers אלהים and האלהים. Dn uses יהוה only in chap. 9 (7 times); Ec not at all. In the Elohistic group of ψ 42–83 it is used 39 times (see אלהים). It occurs as the name of Israel’s God MI 18. It is doubtful whether it was used by other branches of the Shemitic family, cf. COT Gn 2:4b DlPa 158 ff. DrStud. Bib. i. 7 ff. e.g. Exodus 3:12
- II.
- 1. יהוה is used with אלהים with or without suffs., especially in D;
- a. with אֱלֹהֶיךָ in the Ten Words Ex 20:2–12 (5 times) = Dt 5:6–16; in the law of worship of JE, Ex 23:19; 34:24, 26; in D 234 times; Jos 1:9, 17; 9:9, 24 (D2); elsewhere Gn 27:20 Ex 15:26 (JE), Ju 6:26; S & K 20 times 1 Ch 11:2; 22:11, 12 2 Ch 9:8(×2); 16:7; Is 7:11; 37:4(×2); 41:13; 43:3; 51:15; 55:5; Je 40:2 + (3 times) Ho 12:10; 13:4; 14:2; Am 9:15; ψ 81:11. e.g. Exodus 20:12
- b. with אֱלֹהֵיכֶם in D 46 times; D2 28 times; H 15 times; P 15 times; elsewhere Ex 23:25 (E); 8:24; 10:8, 16, 17 (JE); Ju 6:10; 1 S 12:12, 14; 2 K 17:39; 23:21; 1 Ch 22:18 + (10 times Chr) ψ 76:12; Je 13:16; + (5 times) Ez 20:5, 7, 19, 20; Jo 2:13 + (6 times) Zc 6:15. e.g. Exodus 23:25
- c. with אֱלֹהֵינוּ in D 23 times; in D2 5 times; Ex 8:6 (JE) Ex 3:18; 5:3; 8:22, 23; 10:25, 26 (E) Ju 11:24; 1 S 7:8; 1 K 8:57, 59, 61, 65 2 K 18:22; 19:19 = Is 36:7; 37:20, 1 Ch 13:2 + (15 times Chr) Mi 4:5; 7:17; Is 26:13; Je 3:22 + (17 times) ψ 20:8; 90:17 (?; Baer אֲדֹנָי) 94:23; 99:5, 8, 9(×2); 105:7; 106:47; 113:5; 122:9; 123:2 Dn 9:10, 13, 14. e.g. Exodus 8:6
- d. c. אֱלֹהֵיהֶם Ex 10:7 (J) Ex 29:46(×2) Lv 26:44 (P) Ju 3:7; 8:34; 1 S 12:9; 1 K 9:9; 2 K 17:7, 9, 14, 16, 19; 18:12 2 Ch 31:6; 33:17; 34:33; Ne 9:3(×2), 4; Je 3:21; 22:9; 30:9; 43:1(×2) 50:4; Ez 28:26; 34:30; 39:22, 28 Ho 1:7; 3:5; 7:10; Zp 2:7; Hag 1:12(×2) Zc 9:16; 10:6. e.g. Exodus 10:7
- e. with אֱלֹהָיו Nu 23:21 (E) Ex 32:11 (J) Lv 4:22 (P) Dt 17:19; 18:7; 1 S 30:6; 1 K 5:17; 11:4; 15:3, 4; 2 K 5:11; 16:2; 2 Ch 1:1; + 13 times Chr; Mi 5:3; Je 7:28; ψ 33:12; 144:15; 146:5; Jon 2:2. e.g. Numbers 23:21
- f. with אֱלֹהַי Nu 22:18 (JE) Dt 4:5; 18:16; 26:14; Jos 14:8, 9; 2 S 24:24; 1 K 3:7; 5:18, 19; 8:28; 17:20, 21; 1 Ch 21:17; 22:7; 2 Ch 2:3; 6:19; Ezr 7:28; 9:5; ψ 7:2, 4; 13:4; 18:29; 30:3, 13; 35:24; 40:6; 104:1; 109:26; Is 25:1; Je 31:18; Dn 9:4, 20; Jon 2:7; Hab 1:12; Zc 11:4; 13:9; 14:5. e.g. Numbers 22:18
- g. with אֱלֹהַיִךְ Is 60:9 Je 2:17, 19; 3:13; Mi 7:10; Zp 3:17. e.g. Isaiah 60:9
- h. with אלהים, probably always due to later editors, or to a Qr which has crept into the text Gn 2:4b—3:23 (J, 20 times either אלהים inserted by RP as Di De; or יהוה inserted by J in an older source); Ex 9:30 (J, but not in 𝔊 Sam.; Sam. אדני יהוה; possibly MT from earlier Qr, & Sam. from later Qr); 2 S 7:22, 25 (𝔊 אדני יהוה and 1 Ch 17:20–23 only יהוה); 1 Ch 17:16, 17 (but 2 S 7:18, 19 אדני יהוה) 1 Ch 28:20; 29:1; 2 Ch 1:9; 6:41(×2), 42; 26:18 (but in the original ψ 132:8 stood יהוה (so ℌ), or else no divine name); ψ 72:18 (the late doxology) 84:12 (but it makes the line too long); Jon 4:6. For the combinations with other divine names see those names. e.g. Exodus 9:30
- 2. the phrase †אֲנִי יהוה is noteworthy:—
- a. after אמר either alone Ex 6:2, 29 (P) or before relative and other clauses: Gn 28:13 (J) 15:7 (R) Ex 6:6 (P) with אלהיכם Ju 6:10; Ez 20:5. e.g. Exodus 6:2
- b. after ידע כי (α) Ex 7:17; 8:18; 10:2 (J); Ex 7:5; 14:4, 18 (P); 1 K 20:13, 28; Je 24:7 Ez 6:7 + 4:8 times Ez; (β) with אלהיכם Ex 6:7; 16:12; Dt 29:5 (P) Ez 20:20; Jo 4:17; (γ) with אלהיהם Ex 29:46 (P) Ez 28:26; 34:30; 39:22, 28; (δ) before relative and other clauses Is 45:3; 49:23, 26; 60:16 Ez 7:9; 17:24; 21:10; 22:22; 35:12; 36:36; (ε) with various forms of קדשׁ Ex 31:13 (P) Ez 20:12; 37:28; 39:7; (ζ) with דברתי Ez 5:13; 17:21, cf. יֵדְעוּ אשׁר אני י׳ Ez 20:26. e.g. Exodus 7:17
- c. after כִּי in various combinations Lv 11:44, 45; Nu 35:34 (P), Lv 20:7, 26; 21:8, 15, 23; 22:16; 24:22; 25:17; 26:1, 44 (all H); Ex 15:26 (R) Is 41:13; 43:3; 61:8; Je 9:23; Ez 12:25; 21:4 Zc 10:6; Mal 3:6. e.g. Leviticus 11:44
- d. emphatic Ex 6:8; 12:12 Lv 26:2, 45; Nu 3:13, 41, 45 (all P); Lv 18:5, 6, 21; 19:12, 14, 16, 18, 28, 30, 32, 37; 21:12; 22:2, 3, 8, 30, 31, 33 (all H) Is 43:15; with אלהיהם Ex 29:46; with אלהיךָ Is 48:17; with אלהיכם Lv 23:43; 25:38, 55; Nu 10:10; 15:41(×2) (P) Lv 18:2, 4, 30; 19:2, 3, 4, 10, 25, 31, 34, 36; 20:24; 23:22; 26:13 (all H) Ez 20:7, 19 Jo 2:27; with מְקַדֵּשׁ Lv 20:8; 22:9, 32 (H), with דברתי Nu 14:35 (P) Ez 5:15 + (11 times Ez); with clauses Is 27:3; 41:4, 17; 42:6, 8; 45:5, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 21; 60:22 Je 17:10; 32:27; Ez 14:4, 7, 9; 34:24; †אָנֹכִי יהוה is used in the Ten Words Ex 20:2, 5 = Dt 5:6, 9 cited ψ 81:11 Ho 12:10; 13:4; elsewhere only Ex 4:11 (J) Is 43:11; 44:24; 51:15. e.g. Exodus 6:8
- 3. יהוה is also used with several predicates, to form sacred names of holy places of Yahweh יהוה יראה Gn 22:14 (J); יהוה נסי Ex 17:15 (E) יהוה שׁלום Ju 6:24 יהוה צדקנו Je 33:16 (cf. 23:6 where it is applied to the Messiah); יהוה שָׁ֑מָּה Ez 48:35.—On combinations such as הַר י׳, י׳ צְבָאוֹת etc., v. הַר, צָבָא, etc. e.g. Genesis 22:14
- 1. יהוה is used with אלהים with or without suffs., especially in D;
- —BonkZAW 1891, 126 ff. seems to shew that as prefix, in comp. n.pr., יְהוֹ is the oldest and the latest form and that יוֹ is intermediate, belonging to the earlier post-exilic period until the time of Chr; occasional copyists’ mistakes being taken into the account.
יהוה II dei, v. sub הוה p. 217 ff.
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
I. 6823 i.e. יַהְוֶה n.pr.dei Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel—(1. MT יְהוָֹה6518 (Qr אֲדֹנָי), or יֱהוִֹה305 (Qr אֱלֹהִים), in the combinations אדני יהוה & יהוה אדני (vid. אֲדֹנָי), and with prep. בַּיהוָֹה, לַיהוָֹה, מֵיהוָֹה (Qr בַּאדֹנָי, לַאדֹנָי, מֵאדֹנָי), do not give the original form. 𝔊 and other Vrss follow the Qr. On the basis of Ex 20:7; Lv 24:11 יהוה was regarded as a nomen ineffabile (vid. Philo de Vita Mosis iii, 519, 529), called by the Jews הַשֵּׁם and by the Samaritans שׁימא. The pronunciation Jehovah was unknown until 1520, when it was introduced by Galatinus; but it was contested by Le Mercier, J. Drusius, and L. Capellus, as against grammatical and historical propriety (cf. Bö§ 88). The traditional Ἰαβέ of Theodoret and Epiphanius, the ־יָהוּ, יְהוֹ־ of compound n.pr. and the contracted form יָהּ, all favour יַהְוֶה (cf. יַהֲלֹמ֑וּן ψ 74:6; תַּהֲרוּ Is 33:11), v. LagSym. i. 14 BaudissinStudien i. 179 ff.; DrStud. Bib. i. 1 ff. For Jeve v. StaZAW 1881, 346 De ib. 1882, 173 f. & Gn. Excurs. ii. 2. on liter. of interpret. v. NesEg 67 Drl.c..—Many recent scholars explain יַהְוֶה as Hiph. of הוה (= היה) the one bringing into being, life-giver (cf. הַוָּה Gn 3:20) Schr HSch; giver of existence, creator, Kue Tiele; he who brings to pass (so already Le Clerc), performer of his promises, Lag, Nes.Eg 88 (but NesEg. 91 inclines to Qal as RSBrit. & For. Ev. Rev. v. infr.); or from הוה he who causes to fall, rain or lightning RSOTJC ed. 1, 423; om. ed. 2, 245, cf. WeSkizzen iii. 175; ‘Fäller,’ destroying foes, StaG. i. 429 (dubiously). But most take it as Qal of היה (= היה); the one who is: i.e. the absolute and unchangeable one, Ri; the existing, ever-living, as self-consistent and unchangeable, Di; or the one ever coming into manifestation as the God of redemption, De Oehl; cf. also RSBrit. & For. Ev. Rev. 1876, he will be it, i.e. all that his servants look for (cf. Ewinfr.), he will approve himself (give evidence of being, assert his being Drl. c. 17)). theories of non-Heb. or non-Sem. origin. opposed (in their older forms) by BauRel i. 181 ff. (v. especially 230); DlPa 162 ff. claimed Bab. origin for יהו, against this KueNational religions, etc., Note iv (Eng. Trans. 329 ff.) JastrJBL xiii (1894), 103 f. cf. HptBAS i. 170 N; Dl Babel u. Bibel, 46 f., 73 f. makes same claim for יהוה, agst. this v. especially HirschZAW xxiii (1903), 355 ff. ZimKAT 3, 465 ff.; SpiegelbergZMG liii (1899), 633 ff. proposes (improb.) Egyptian etymol. for יהוה; further discussions see in KöEB Names, § 112 and n. 3. ‘Jehovah’ found in Jacob (? Johann.) Wessel († 1480), according to SchwallyThLZ, 1905, col. 612.
II. n.pr.dei, v. sub הוה p. 217 ff.
— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.
Derived from היה (hâyâh) (H1961) — to be.
Forms in the corpus
The 179 distinct written forms H3068 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
| Form | Parsing | Example | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| יְהוָ֖ה | Noun, Proper | Amos 5:4 | 870 |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Noun, Proper | Amos 1:3 | 731 |
| יְהוָֽה | Noun, Proper | Amos 1:5 | 598 |
| יְהוָה֙ | Noun, Proper | Amos 1:2 | 568 |
| יְהוָ֑ה | Noun, Proper | Amos 3:10 | 552 |
| יְהוָ֣ה | Noun, Proper | Daniel 9:10 | 484 |
| יְהוָ֥ה | Noun, Proper | Amos 4:13 | 358 |
| יְהוָ֗ה | Noun, Proper | Amos 2:4 | 289 |
| יְהוָ֛ה | Noun, Proper | Amos 3:1 | 252 |
| יְהוָ֤ה | Noun, Proper | Deuteronomy 1:30 | 180 |
| יְהוָ֜ה | Noun, Proper | Amos 5:16 | 172 |
| יְ֭הוָה | Noun, Proper | Proverbs 1:7 | 139 |
| יְהוָ֨ה | Noun, Proper | Deuteronomy 2:7 | 112 |
| לַ/יהוָֽה | Noun, Proper | Exodus 8:8 | 73 |
| יְהוָ֧ה | Noun, Proper | Amos 5:14 | 69 |
| יְ֝הוָ֗ה | Noun, Proper | Proverbs 3:7 | 67 |
| לַ/יהוָ֖ה | Noun, Proper | Deuteronomy 7:6 | 66 |
| לַֽ/יהוָ֔ה | Noun, Proper | Exodus 12:42 | 61 |
| לַ/יהוָ֑ה | Noun, Proper | Exodus 16:25 | 59 |
| יְהוָה֮ | Noun, Proper | Deuteronomy 9:26 | 50 |
| לַ/יהוָ֣ה | Noun, Proper | Deuteronomy 5:14 | 42 |
| לַֽ/יהוָה֙ | Noun, Proper | Exodus 15:21 | 39 |
| לַֽ/יהוָ֑ה | Noun, Proper | Exodus 12:14 | 32 |
| לַֽ/יהוָֽה | Noun, Proper | Deuteronomy 12:11 | 32 |
| יְֽהוָ֗ה | Noun, Proper | Proverbs 3:19 | 28 |
| לַֽ/יהוָ֖ה | Noun, Proper | Deuteronomy 14:1 | 27 |
| יְהוָ֞ה | Noun, Proper | Deuteronomy 1:11 | 25 |
| לַ/יהוָ֔ה | Noun, Proper | Ezra 8:28 | 24 |
| יְהוָה֒ | Noun, Proper | Amos 3:12 | 23 |
| יְהוָ֡ה | Noun, Proper | Deuteronomy 6:22 | 20 |
| בַּֽ/יהוָ֔ה | Noun, Proper | Deuteronomy 33:29 | 18 |
| לַ/יהוָ֥ה | Noun, Proper | Daniel 9:4 | 17 |
| יְ֠הוָה | Noun, Proper | Deuteronomy 1:8 | 14 |
| וַֽ/יהוָה֙ | Noun, Proper | Deuteronomy 17:16 | 13 |
| וַ/יהוָ֖ה | Noun, Proper | Amos 3:6 | 12 |
| וַֽ/יהוָ֖ה | Noun, Proper | Deuteronomy 32:30 | 12 |
| יְהוָ֕ה | Noun, Proper | 1 Chronicles 17:19 | 12 |
| יְהוָה֩ | Noun, Proper | Deuteronomy 9:4 | 12 |
| בַּ/יהוָ֑ה | Noun, Proper | 2 Chronicles 28:22 | 10 |
| יְהֹוָ֖ה | Noun, Proper | Deuteronomy 32:9 | 9 |
| לַ/יהוָה֙ | Noun, Proper | 1 Chronicles 16:34 | 9 |
| לַ֭/יהוָה | Noun, Proper | Psalms 9:11 | 9 |
| בַּ/יהוָ֣ה | Noun, Proper | Habakkuk 3:18 | 8 |
| בַּ/יהוָֽה | Noun, Proper | 2 Chronicles 12:2 | 8 |
| בַּֽ/יהוָ֖ה | Noun, Proper | 1 Chronicles 10:14 | 8 |
| וַ/יהוָ֣ה | Noun, Proper | 1 Samuel 9:17 | 8 |
| לַֽ/יהוָ֗ה | Noun, Proper | Exodus 12:27 | 8 |
| לַֽ֭/יהוָה | Noun, Proper | Psalms 16:2 | 8 |
| יְה֘וָ֤ה | Noun, Proper | Psalms 80:19 | 7 |
| לַ/יהוָ֗ה | Noun, Proper | 1 Chronicles 22:5 | 7 |
| בַּ/יהוָ֖ה | Noun, Proper | Deuteronomy 1:32 | 6 |
| בַּֽ/יהוָ֑ה | Noun, Proper | 1 Samuel 2:1 | 6 |
| יְה֫וָ֥ה | Noun, Proper | Proverbs 30:9 | 6 |
| יְהֹוָ֑ה | Noun, Proper | Jeremiah 5:9 | 6 |
| יְהֹוָ֗ה | Noun, Proper | Exodus 14:8 | 6 |
| לַ֝/יהוָ֗ה | Noun, Proper | Psalms 29:1 | 6 |
| וַֽ/יהוָ֔ה | Noun, Proper | 1 Chronicles 19:13 | 5 |
| וַֽ/יהוָ֗ה | Noun, Proper | Exodus 9:23 | 5 |
| יְ֝הוָה | Noun, Proper | Job 12:9 | 5 |
| לַֽ/יהוָ֥ה | Noun, Proper | Exodus 3:18 | 5 |
The 60 most common forms are shown; 119 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H3068, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derives from
Proper names from this root
People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.
- הושמע Hôwshâmâʻ H1953 Hoshama
- יה Yâhh H3050 Jah
- יהוא Yêhûwʼ H3058 Jehu
- יהואחז Yᵉhôwʼâchâz H3059 Jehoahaz
- יהואש Yᵉhôwʼâsh H3060 Jehoash
- יהוה Yᵉhôvih H3069 LORD
- יהוה יראה Yᵉhôvâh yirʼeh H3070 Jehovah-jireh
- יהוה נסי Yᵉhôvâh niççîy H3071 Jehovah-nissi
- יהוה צדקנו Yᵉhôvâh tsidqênûw H3072 a sacred name symbolically applied to
- יהוה שלום Yᵉhôvâh shâlôwm H3073 Jehovah-shalom
- יהוה שמה Yᵉhôvâh shâmmâh H3074 Jehovahshammah
- יהוזבד Yᵉhôwzâbâd H3075 Jehozabad
- יהוחנן Yᵉhôwchânân H3076 Jehohanan
- יהוידע Yᵉhôwyâdâʻ H3077 Jehoiada
- יהויכין Yᵉhôwyâkîyn H3078 Jehoiachin
- יהויקים Yᵉhôwyâqîym H3079 Jehoiakim
- יהויריב Yᵉhôwyârîyb H3080 Jehoiarib
- יהונדב Yᵉhôwnâdâb H3082 Jehonadab
- יהונתן Yᵉhôwnâthân H3083 Jonathan
- יהועדה Yᵉhôwʻaddâh H3085 Jehoadah
- יהועדין Yᵉhôwʻaddîyn H3086 Jehoaddan
- יהוצדק Yᵉhôwtsâdâq H3087 Jehozadak
- יהורם Yᵉhôwrâm H3088 Jehoram
- יהושבע Yᵉhôwshebaʻ H3089 Jehosheba
+12 more proper names from this root (not shown).
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 38 — not the complete family. 36 of the same-root words are proper names (people or places). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Bible dictionary
Public-domain dictionary articles matched to this entry by name (LORD). A biblical name can be shared by more than one person or place, so an article may treat several.
Easton's Bible Dictionary · M. G. Easton, 1897
There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
(1.) Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in Ex. 6:3; Ps. 83:18; Isa. 12:2; 26:4, both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.
(2.) Heb. adon, means one possessed of absolute control. It denotes a master, as of slaves (Gen. 24:14, 27), or a ruler of his subjects (45:8), or a husband, as lord of his wife (18:12).
The old plural form of this Hebrew word is 'adonai. From a superstitious reverence for the name "Jehovah," the Jews, in reading their Scriptures, whenever that name occurred, always pronounced it 'Adonai.
(3.) Greek kurios, a supreme master, etc. In the LXX. this is invariably used for "Jehovah" and "Adonai."
(4.) Heb. ba'al, a master, as having domination. This word is applied to human relations, as that of husband, to persons skilled in some art or profession, and to heathen deities. "The men of Shechem," literally "the baals of Shechem" (Judg. 9:2, 3). These were the Israelite inhabitants who had reduced the Canaanites to a condition of vassalage (Josh. 16:10; 17:13).
(5.) Heb. seren, applied exclusively to the "lords of the Philistines" (Judg. 3:3). The LXX. render it by satrapies. At this period the Philistines were not, as at a later period (1 Sam. 21:10), under a kingly government. (See Josh. 13:3; 1 Sam. 6:18.) There were five such lordships, viz., Gath, Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron.
Smith's Bible Dictionary · William Smith, 1863
[God]
Classic public-domain reference works; full attribution on Sources.
Septuagint verse parallels
Most of the 5,518 Hebrew verses this word occurs in also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), so the same passages can be read in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 2:4
- Exodus 3:2
- Leviticus 1:1
- Numbers 1:1
- Deuteronomy 1:3
- Joshua 1:1
- Judges 1:1
- Ruth 1:6
- 1 Samuel 1:3
- 2 Samuel 1:12
- 1 Kings 1:17
- 2 Kings 1:3
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
