יהוה
LORD
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- 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 146:10 יְהוָ֨ה n Proper Yahweh will reign forever; Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise Yah!
- Psalms 147:2 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper Yahweh builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
- Psalms 147:6 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper Yahweh upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.
- Psalms 147:7 לַ/יהוָ֣ה prep + n Proper Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,
- Psalms 147:11 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, In those who hope in his loving kindness.
- Psalms 147:12 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!
- Psalms 148:1 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh from the heavens! Praise him in the heights!
- Psalms 148:5 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper Let them praise the name of Yahweh, For he commanded, and they were created.
- Psalms 148:7 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Praise Yahweh from the earth, You great sea creatures, and all depths!
- Psalms 148:13 יְהוָ֗ה n Proper Let them praise the name of Yahweh, For his name alone is exalted. His glory is above the earth and the heavens.
- Psalms 149:1 לַֽ֭/יהוָה prep + n Proper Praise Yahweh! Sing to Yahweh a new song, His praise in the assembly of the saints.
- Psalms 149:4 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation.
Proverbs 87 verses
- Proverbs 1:7 יְ֭הוָה n Proper The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
- Proverbs 1:29 יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה n Proper Because they hated knowledge, And didn't choose the fear of Yahweh.
- Proverbs 2:5 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper Then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, And find the knowledge of God.
- Proverbs 2:6 יְ֭הוָה n Proper For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
- Proverbs 3:5 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, And don't lean on your own understanding.
- Proverbs 3:7 יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper Don't be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.
- Proverbs 3:9 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Honor Yahweh with your substance, With the first fruits of all your increase:
- Proverbs 3:11 יְ֭הוָה n Proper My son, don't despise Yahweh's discipline, Neither be weary of his reproof:
- Proverbs 3:12 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper For whom Yahweh loves, he reproves; Even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.
- Proverbs 3:19 יְֽהוָ֗ה n Proper By wisdom Yahweh founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.
- Proverbs 3:26 יְ֭הוָה n Proper For Yahweh will be your confidence, And will keep your foot from being taken.
- Proverbs 3:32 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, But his friendship is with the upright.
- Proverbs 3:33 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Yahweh's curse is in the house of the wicked, But he blesses the habitation of the righteous.
- Proverbs 5:21 יְ֭הוָה n Proper For the ways of man are before the eyes of Yahweh. He examines all his paths.
- Proverbs 6:16 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper There are six things which Yahweh hates; Yes, seven which are an abomination to him:
- Proverbs 8:13 יְהוָה֮ n Proper The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.
- Proverbs 8:22 יְֽהוָ֗ה n Proper "Yahweh possessed me in the beginning of his work, Before his deeds of old.
- Proverbs 8:35 מֵ/יְהוָֽה prep + n Proper For whoever finds me, finds life, And will obtain favor from Yahweh.
- Proverbs 9:10 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
- Proverbs 10:3 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, But he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
- Proverbs 10:22 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Yahweh's blessing brings wealth, And he adds no trouble to it.
- Proverbs 10:27 יְ֭הוָה n Proper The fear of Yahweh prolongs days, But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
- Proverbs 10:29 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
- Proverbs 11:1 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, But accurate weights are his delight.
- Proverbs 11:20 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, But those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
- Proverbs 12:2 מֵ/יְהוָ֑ה prep + n Proper A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh, But he will condemn a man of wicked devices.
- Proverbs 12:22 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, But those who do the truth are his delight.
- Proverbs 14:2 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, But he who is perverse in his ways despises him.
- Proverbs 14:26 יְ֭הוָה n Proper In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, And he will be a refuge for his children.
- Proverbs 14:27 יְ֭הוָה n Proper The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, Turning people from the snares of death.
- Proverbs 15:3 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper Yahweh's eyes are everywhere, Keeping watch on the evil and the good.
- Proverbs 15:8 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
- Proverbs 15:9 יְ֭הוָה n Proper The way of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, But he loves him who follows after righteousness.
- Proverbs 15:11 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper Sheol and Abaddon are before Yahweh-- How much more then the hearts of the children of men!
- Proverbs 15:16 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, Than great treasure with trouble.
- Proverbs 15:25 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud, But he will keep the widow's borders intact.
- Proverbs 15:26 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked, But the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.
- Proverbs 15:29 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Yahweh is far from the wicked, But he hears the prayer of the righteous.
- Proverbs 15:33 יְ֭הוָה n Proper The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom. Before honor is humility.
- Proverbs 16:1 וּ֝/מֵ/יְהוָ֗ה conj + prep + n Proper The plans of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.
- Proverbs 16:2 יְהוָֽה n Proper All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Yahweh weighs the motives.
- Proverbs 16:3 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper Commit your deeds to Yahweh, And your plans shall succeed.
- Proverbs 16:4 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Yahweh has made everything for its own end-- Yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
- Proverbs 16:5 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh: They shall assuredly not be unpunished.
- Proverbs 16:6 יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.
- Proverbs 16:7 יְ֭הוָה n Proper When a man's ways please Yahweh, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
- Proverbs 16:9 וַֽ֝/יהוָ֗ה conj + n Proper A man's heart plans his course, But Yahweh directs his steps.
- Proverbs 16:11 לַֽ/יהוָ֑ה prep + n Proper Honest balances and scales are Yahweh's; All the weights in the bag are his work.
- Proverbs 16:20 בַּ/יהוָ֣ה prep + n Proper He who heeds the Word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in Yahweh is blessed.
- Proverbs 16:33 וּ֝/מֵ/יְהוָ֗ה conj + prep + n Proper The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is from Yahweh.
- Proverbs 17:3 יְהוָֽה n Proper The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, But Yahweh tests the hearts.
- Proverbs 17:15 יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
- Proverbs 18:10 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper The name of Yahweh is a strong tower: The righteous run to him, and are safe.
- Proverbs 18:22 מֵ/יְהוָֽה prep + n Proper Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor of Yahweh.
- Proverbs 19:3 יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper The foolishness of man subverts his way; His heart rages against Yahweh.
- Proverbs 19:14 וּ֝/מֵ/יְהוָ֗ה conj + prep + n Proper House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from Yahweh.
- Proverbs 19:17 יְ֭הוָה n Proper He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; He will reward him.
- Proverbs 19:21 יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper There are many plans in a man's heart, But Yahweh's counsel will prevail.
- Proverbs 19:23 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; He rests and will not be touched by trouble.
- Proverbs 20:10 יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper Differing weights and differing measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
- Proverbs 20:12 יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.
- Proverbs 20:22 לַֽ֝/יהוָ֗ה prep + n Proper Don't say, "I will pay back evil." Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.
- Proverbs 20:23 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Yahweh detests differing weights, And dishonest scales are not pleasing.
- Proverbs 20:24 מֵ/יהוָ֥ה prep + n Proper A man's steps are from Yahweh; How then can man understand his way?
- Proverbs 20:27 יְ֭הוָה n Proper The spirit of man is Yahweh's lamp, Searching all his innermost parts.
- Proverbs 21:1 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper The king's heart is in Yahweh's hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.
- Proverbs 21:2 יְהוָֽה n Proper Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But Yahweh weighs the hearts.
- Proverbs 21:3 לַ/יהוָ֣ה prep + n Proper To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
- Proverbs 21:30 יְהוָֽה n Proper There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against Yahweh.
- Proverbs 21:31 וְ֝/לַֽ/יהוָ֗ה conj + prep + n Proper The horse is prepared for the day of battle; But victory is with Yahweh.
- Proverbs 22:2 יְהוָֽה n Proper The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all.
- Proverbs 22:4 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh Is wealth, honor, and life.
- Proverbs 22:12 יְ֭הוָה n Proper The eyes of Yahweh watch over knowledge; But he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
- Proverbs 22:14 יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit: He who is under Yahweh's wrath will fall into it.
- Proverbs 22:19 בַּ֭/יהוָה prep + n Proper That your trust may be in Yahweh, I teach you today, even you.
- Proverbs 22:23 יְ֭הוָה n Proper For Yahweh will plead their case, And plunder the life of those who plunder them.
- Proverbs 23:17 יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper Don't let your heart envy sinners; But rather fear Yahweh all the day long.
- Proverbs 24:18 יְ֭הוָה n Proper Lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.
- Proverbs 24:21 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don't join those who are rebellious:
- Proverbs 25:22 וַֽ֝/יהוָ֗ה conj + n Proper For you will heap coals of fire on his head, And Yahweh will reward you.
- Proverbs 28:5 יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper Evil men don't understand justice; But those who seek Yahweh understand it fully.
- Proverbs 28:25 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper One who is greedy stirs up strife; But one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.
- Proverbs 29:13 יְהוָֽה n Proper The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: Yahweh gives sight to the eyes of both.
- Proverbs 29:25 בַּ/יהוָ֣ה prep + n Proper The fear of man proves to be a snare, But whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe.
- Proverbs 29:26 וּ֝/מֵ/יְהוָ֗ה conj + prep + n Proper Many seek the ruler's favor, But a man's justice comes from Yahweh.
- Proverbs 30:9 יְה֫וָ֥ה n Proper Lest I be full, deny you, and say, 'Who is Yahweh?' Or lest I be poor, and steal, And so dishonor the name of my God.
- Proverbs 31:30 יְ֝הוָ֗ה n Proper Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; But a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.
Isaiah 372 verses
- Isaiah 1:2 יְהוָ֖ה n Proper Hear, heavens, And listen, earth; for Yahweh has spoken: I have nourished and brought up children, And they have rebelled against me.
- Isaiah 1:4 יְהוָ֗ה n Proper Ah sinful nation, A people loaded with iniquity, A seed of evil-doers, Children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken Yahweh. They have despised the Holy One of Israel. They are estranged and backward.
- Isaiah 1:9 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper Unless Yahweh of hosts had left to us a very small remnant, We would have been as Sodom; We would have been like Gomorrah.
- Isaiah 1:10 יְהוָ֖ה n Proper Hear the word of Yahweh, you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
- Isaiah 1:11 יְהוָ֔ה n Proper "What are the multitude of your sacrifices to me?," says Yahweh. "I have had enough of the burnt offerings of rams, And the fat of fed animals. I don't delight in the blood of bulls, Or of lambs, Or of male goats.
- Isaiah 1:18 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper "Come now, and let us reason together," says Yahweh: "Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
- Isaiah 1:20 יְהוָ֖ה n Proper But if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword; For the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it."
- Isaiah 1:24 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts, The Mighty One of Israel, says: "Ah, I will get relief from my adversaries, And avenge myself of my enemies;
- Isaiah 1:28 יְהוָ֖ה n Proper But the destruction of transgressors and sinners shall be together, And those who forsake Yahweh shall be consumed.
- Isaiah 2:2 יְהוָה֙ n Proper It shall happen in the latter days, that the mountain of Yahweh's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be raised above the hills; And all nations shall flow to it.
- Isaiah 2:3 יְהוָ֗ה יְהוָ֖ה n Proper n Proper Many peoples shall go and say, "Come, let's go up to the mountain of Yahweh, To the house of the God of Jacob; And he will teach us of his ways, And we will walk in his paths. For out of Zion the law shall go forth, And the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 2:5 יְהוָֽה n Proper House of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of Yahweh.
- Isaiah 2:10 יְהוָ֔ה n Proper Enter into the rock, And hide in the dust, From before the terror of Yahweh, And from the glory of his majesty.
- Isaiah 2:11 יְהוָ֛ה n Proper The lofty looks of man will be brought low, The haughtiness of men will be bowed down, And Yahweh alone will be exalted in that day.
- Isaiah 2:12 לַ/יהוָ֧ה prep + n Proper For there will be a day of Yahweh of Hosts for all that is proud and haughty, And for all that is lifted up; And it shall be brought low:
- Isaiah 2:17 יְהוָ֛ה n Proper The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, And the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; And Yahweh alone shall be exalted in that day.
- Isaiah 2:19 יְהוָה֙ n Proper Men shall go into the caves of the rocks, And into the holes of the earth, From before the terror of Yahweh, And from the glory of his majesty, When he arises to shake the earth mightily.
- Isaiah 2:21 יְהוָה֙ n Proper To go into the caverns of the rocks, And into the clefts of the ragged rocks, From before the terror of Yahweh, And from the glory of his majesty, When he arises to shake the earth mightily.
- Isaiah 3:1 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper For, behold, the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts, takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah supply and support, The whole supply of bread, And the whole supply of water;
- Isaiah 3:8 יְהוָ֔ה n Proper For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; Because their tongue and their doings are against Yahweh, To provoke the eyes of his glory.
- Isaiah 3:13 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper Yahweh stands up to contend, And stands to judge the peoples.
- Isaiah 3:14 יְהוָה֙ n Proper Yahweh will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, And their leaders: "It is you who have eaten up the vineyard. The spoil of the poor is in your houses.
- Isaiah 3:16 יְהוָ֗ה n Proper Moreover Yahweh said, "Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, And walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes, Walking to trip as they go, Jingling ornaments on their feet;
- Isaiah 3:17 וַ/יהוָ֖ה conj + n Proper Therefore the Lord brings sores on the crown of the head of the women of Zion, And Yahweh will make their scalps bald."
- Isaiah 4:2 יְהוָ֔ה n Proper In that day, Yahweh's branch will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the beauty and glory of the survivors of Israel.
- Isaiah 4:5 יְהוָ֡ה n Proper Yahweh will create over the whole habitation of Mount Zion, and over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory will be a canopy.
- Isaiah 5:7 יְהוָ֤ה n Proper For the vineyard of Yahweh of Hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah his pleasant plant: And he looked for justice, but, behold, oppression; For righteousness, but, behold, a cry of distress.
- Isaiah 5:9 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper In my ears, Yahweh of Hosts says: "Surely many houses will be desolate, Even great and beautiful, unoccupied.
- Isaiah 5:12 יְהוָה֙ n Proper The harp, lyre, tambourine, and flute, with wine, are at their feasts; But they don't regard the work of Yahweh, Neither have they considered the operation of his hands.
- Isaiah 5:16 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper But Yahweh of Hosts is exalted in justice, And God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.
- Isaiah 5:24 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper Therefore as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, And as the dry grass sinks down in the flame, So their root shall be as rottenness, And their blossom shall go up as dust; Because they have rejected the law of Yahweh of Hosts, And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 5:25 יְהוָ֨ה n Proper Therefore Yahweh's anger burns against his people, And he has stretched out his hand against them, and has struck them. The mountains tremble, And their dead bodies are as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this, his anger is not turned away, But his hand is still stretched out.
- Isaiah 6:3 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper One called to another, and said, "Holy, holy, holy, is Yahweh of Hosts! The whole earth is full of his glory!"
- Isaiah 6:5 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper Then I said, "Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of Hosts!"
- Isaiah 6:12 יְהוָ֖ה n Proper And Yahweh has removed men far away, And the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land.
- Isaiah 7:3 יְהוָה֮ n Proper Then Yahweh said to Isaiah, "Go out now to meet Ahaz, you, and Shearjashub your son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, on the highway of the fuller's field.
- Isaiah 7:10 יְהוָ֔ה n Proper Yahweh spoke again to Ahaz, saying,
- Isaiah 7:11 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper "Ask a sign of Yahweh your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above."
- Isaiah 7:12 יְהוָֽה n Proper But Ahaz said, "I will not ask, neither will I tempt Yahweh."
- Isaiah 7:17 יְהוָ֜ה n Proper Yahweh will bring on you, on your people, and on your father's house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria.
- Isaiah 7:18 יְהוָה֙ n Proper It will happen in that day that Yahweh will whistle for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
- Isaiah 8:1 יְהוָה֙ n Proper Yahweh said to me, "Take a large tablet, and write on it with a man's pen, 'For Maher Shalal Hash Baz;'
- Isaiah 8:3 יְהוָה֙ n Proper I went to the prophetess; and she conceived, and bore a son. Then said Yahweh to me, Call his name Maher Shalal Hash Baz.
- Isaiah 8:5 יְהוָ֔ה n Proper Yahweh spoke to me yet again, saying,
- Isaiah 8:11 יְהוָ֛ה n Proper For Yahweh spoke thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,
- Isaiah 8:13 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper Yahweh of hosts, him shall you sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
- Isaiah 8:17 לַ/יהוָ֔ה prep + n Proper I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
- Isaiah 8:18 יְהוָ֔ה יְהוָ֣ה n Proper n Proper Behold, I and the children whom Yahweh has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from Yahweh of Hosts, who dwells in Mount Zion.
- Isaiah 9:7 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on the throne of David, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Hosts will perform this.
- Isaiah 9:11 יְהוָ֛ה n Proper Therefore Yahweh will set up on high against him the adversaries of Rezin, and will stir up his enemies,
- Isaiah 9:13 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought Yahweh of Hosts.
- Isaiah 9:14 יְהוָ֜ה n Proper Therefore Yahweh will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day.
- Isaiah 9:19 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper Through the wrath of Yahweh of hosts is the land burnt up; and the people are as the fuel of fire: no man spares his brother.
- Isaiah 10:16 יְהוָ֧ה n Proper Therefore will the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory there shall be kindled a burning like the burning of fire.
- Isaiah 10:20 יְהוָ֛ה n Proper It shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and those who are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again lean on him who struck them, but shall lean on Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
- Isaiah 10:26 יְהוָ֤ה n Proper Yahweh of Hosts will stir up against him a scourge, as in the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and his rod will be over the sea, and he will lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
- Isaiah 10:33 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper Behold, the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts, will lop the boughs with terror: and the high of stature shall be hewn down, and the lofty shall be brought low.
- Isaiah 11:2 יְהוָ֑ה יְהוָֽה n Proper n Proper The Spirit of Yahweh shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yahweh.
- Isaiah 11:3 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper His delight shall be in the fear of Yahweh; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears;
- Isaiah 11:9 יְהוָ֔ה n Proper They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.
- Isaiah 11:15 יְהוָ֗ה n Proper Yahweh will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his scorching wind will he wave his hand over the River, and will strike it into seven streams, and cause men to march over in sandals.
- Isaiah 12:1 יְהוָ֔ה n Proper In that day you will say, "I will give thanks to you, Yahweh; for though you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you comfort me.
- Isaiah 12:2 יְהוָ֔ה n Proper Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation."
- Isaiah 12:4 לַֽ/יהוָה֙ prep + n Proper In that day you will say, "Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name. Declare his doings among the peoples. Proclaim that his name is exalted!
- Isaiah 12:5 יְהוָ֔ה n Proper Sing to Yahweh, for he has done excellent things! Let this be known in all the earth!
- Isaiah 13:4 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper The noise of a multitude in the mountains, as of a great people! the noise of a tumult of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together! Yahweh of Hosts is mustering the host for the battle.
- Isaiah 13:5 יְהוָה֙ n Proper They come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven, even Yahweh, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
- Isaiah 13:6 יְהוָ֑ה n Proper Wail; for the day of Yahweh is at hand; as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
- Isaiah 13:9 יְהוָה֙ n Proper Behold, the day of Yahweh comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger; to make the land a desolation, and to destroy the sinners of it out of it.
- Isaiah 13:13 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper Therefore I will make the heavens to tremble, and the earth shall be shaken out of its place, in the wrath of Yahweh of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
- Isaiah 14:1 יְהוָ֜ה n Proper For Yahweh will have compassion on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the foreigner shall join himself with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.
- Isaiah 14:2 יְהוָ֔ה n Proper The peoples shall take them, and bring them to their place; and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of Yahweh for servants and for handmaids: and they shall take them captive whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.
- Isaiah 14:3 יְהוָה֙ n Proper It shall happen in the day that Yahweh shall give you rest from your sorrow, and from your trouble, and from the hard service in which you were made to serve,
- Isaiah 14:5 יְהוָ֖ה n Proper Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers;
- Isaiah 14:22 יְהוָ֣ה יְהוָֽה n Proper n Proper I will rise up against them, says Yahweh of Hosts, and cut off from Babylon name and remnant, and son and son's son, says Yahweh.
- Isaiah 14:23 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction, says Yahweh of Hosts.
- Isaiah 14:24 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper Yahweh of Hosts has sworn, saying, Surely, as I have thought, so shall it happen; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
- Isaiah 14:27 יְהוָ֧ה n Proper For Yahweh of Hosts has purposed, and who shall annul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
- Isaiah 14:32 יְהוָה֙ n Proper What then shall one answer the messengers of the nation? That Yahweh has founded Zion, and in her shall the afflicted of his people take refuge.
- Isaiah 16:13 יְהוָ֛ה n Proper This is the word that Yahweh spoke concerning Moab in time past.
- Isaiah 16:14 יְהוָה֮ n Proper But now Yahweh has spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of a hireling, the glory of Moab shall be brought into contempt, with all his great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and of no account.
- Isaiah 17:3 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper The fortress shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria; they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, says Yahweh of Hosts.
- Isaiah 17:6 יְהוָ֖ה n Proper Yet there shall be left therein gleanings, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost branches of a fruitful tree, says Yahweh, the God of Israel.
- Isaiah 18:4 יְהוָה֙ n Proper For thus has Yahweh said to me, I will be still, and I will see in my dwelling-place, like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
- Isaiah 18:7 לַ/יהוָ֣ה יְהוָ֥ה prep + n Proper n Proper In that time shall a present be brought to Yahweh of Hosts [from] a people tall and smooth, even from a people awesome from their beginning onward, a nation that measures out and treads down, whose land the rivers divide, to the place of the name of Yahweh of Hosts, Mount Zion.
- Isaiah 19:1 יְהוָ֜ה n Proper The burden of Egypt. Behold, Yahweh rides on a swift cloud, and comes to Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall tremble at his presence; and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
- Isaiah 19:4 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, says the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts.
- Isaiah 19:12 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper Where then are your wise men? and let them tell you now; and let them know what Yahweh of Hosts has purposed concerning Egypt.
- Isaiah 19:14 יְהוָ֛ה n Proper Yahweh has mixed a spirit of perverseness in the midst of her; and they have caused Egypt to go astray in every work of it, as a drunken man staggers in his vomit.
- Isaiah 19:16 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper In that day shall the Egyptians be like women; and they shall tremble and fear because of the shaking of the hand of Yahweh of Hosts, which he shakes over them.
- Isaiah 19:17 יְהוָ֣ה n Proper The land of Judah shall become a terror to Egypt; everyone to whom mention is made of it shall be afraid, because of the purpose of Yahweh of Hosts, which he purposes against it.
- Isaiah 19:18 לַ/יהוָ֣ה prep + n Proper In that day there shall be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan, and swear to Yahweh of hosts; one shall be called The city of destruction.
- Isaiah 19:19 לַֽ/יהוָ֔ה לַֽ/יהוָֽה prep + n Proper prep + n Proper In that day shall there be an altar to Yahweh in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border of it to Yahweh.
- Isaiah 19:20 לַֽ/יהוָ֥ה יְהוָה֙ prep + n Proper n Proper It shall be for a sign and for a witness to Yahweh of Hosts in the land of Egypt; for they shall cry to Yahweh because of oppressors, and he will send them a savior, and a defender, and he will deliver them.
- Isaiah 19:21 יְהוָה֙ יְהוָ֖ה לַֽ/יהוָ֖ה n Proper n Proper prep + n Proper Yahweh shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know Yahweh in that day; yes, they shall worship with sacrifice and offering, and shall vow a vow to Yahweh, and shall perform it.
- Isaiah 19:22 יְהוָ֛ה יְהוָ֔ה n Proper n Proper Yahweh will strike Egypt, smiting and healing; and they shall return to Yahweh, and he will be entreated of them, and will heal them.
- Isaiah 19:25 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper because Yahweh of Hosts has blessed them, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance.
- Isaiah 20:2 יְהוָה֮ n Proper at that time Yahweh spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go, and loose the sackcloth from off your loins, and put your shoe from off your foot. He did so, walking naked and barefoot.
- Isaiah 20:3 יְהוָ֔ה n Proper Yahweh said, Like as my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder concerning Egypt and concerning Ethiopia;
- Isaiah 21:10 יְהוָ֧ה n Proper You my threshing, and the grain of my floor! that which I have heard from Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared to you.
- Isaiah 21:17 יְהוָ֥ה n Proper and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be few; for Yahweh, the God of Israel, has spoken it.
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.
