יְהֹוִהYᵉhôvih
יהוה: proper name [of deity]: Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel
Pronunciation: yeh-ho-vee' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3069
Meanings
1. nomen ineffabile, Jehovah (Exodus 20:7; Leviticus 24:11; Psalms 74:6)
2. the one bringing into being, life-giver, giver of existence, creator (Genesis 3:20)
I. I shall be with thee, I shall be the one who will be (Exodus 3:12-15; Exodus 3:12; Exodus 3:14)
יהוה: proper name [of deity]: see below הוה
Same root
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh · H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
- אֲדֹנָיʼĂdônây · H136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym · H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
Where it appears
Appears 306 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 15:2 But Abram replied, “O Sovereign Lord, what good are all your blessings when I don’t even have a son? Since you’ve given me no children, Eliezer of Damascus, a servant in my household, will inherit all my wealth.
- Genesis 15:8 But Abram replied, “O Sovereign Lord, how can I be sure that I will actually possess it?”
- Deuteronomy 3:24 ‘O Sovereign Lord, you have only begun to show your greatness and the strength of your hand to me, your servant. Is there any god in heaven or on earth who can perform such great and mighty deeds as you do?
- Deuteronomy 9:26 I prayed to the Lord and said, ‘O Sovereign Lord, do not destroy them. They are your own people. They are your special possession, whom you redeemed from Egypt by your mighty power and your strong hand.
- Joshua 7:7 Then Joshua cried out, “Oh, Sovereign Lord, why did you bring us across the Jordan River if you are going to let the Amorites kill us? If only we had been content to stay on the other side!
- Judges 6:22 When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the Lord, he cried out, “Oh, Sovereign Lord, I’m doomed! I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!”
See every passage
- Genesis 15:2, 15:8
- Deuteronomy 3:24, 9:26
- Joshua 7:7
- Judges 6:22, 16:28
- 2 Samuel 7:18, 7:19, 7:20, 7:22, 7:28, 7:29
- 1 Kings 2:26, 8:53
- Psalms 68:20, 69:6, 71:5, 71:16, 73:28, 109:21, 140:7, 141:8
- Isaiah 3:15, 7:7, 10:23, 10:24, 22:5, 22:12, 22:14, 22:15, 25:8, 28:16, 28:22, 30:15, 40:10, 48:16, 49:22, 50:4, 50:5, 50:7, 50:9, 52:4, 56:8, 61:1, 61:11, 65:13, 65:15
- Jeremiah 1:6, 2:19, 2:22, 4:10, 7:20, 14:13, 32:17, 32:25, 44:26, 46:10, 49:5, 50:25, 50:31
- Ezekiel 2:4, 3:11, 3:27, 4:14, 5:5, 5:7, 5:8, 5:11, 6:3, 6:11, 7:2, 7:5, 8:1, 9:8, 11:7, 11:8, 11:13, 11:16, 11:17, 11:21, 12:10, 12:19, 12:23, 12:25, 12:28, 13:3, 13:8, 13:9, 13:13, 13:16, 13:18, 13:20, 14:4, 14:6, 14:11, 14:14, 14:16, 14:18, 14:20, 14:21, 14:23, 15:6, 15:8, 16:3, 16:8, 16:14, 16:19, 16:23, 16:30, 16:36, 16:43, 16:48, 16:59, 16:63, 17:3, 17:9, 17:16, 17:19, 17:22, 18:3, 18:9, 18:23, 18:30, 18:32, 20:3, 20:5, 20:27, 20:30, 20:31, 20:33, 20:36, 20:39, 20:40, 20:44, 20:47, 20:49, 21:7, 21:13, 21:24, 21:26, 21:28, 22:3, 22:12, 22:19, 22:28, 22:31, 23:22, 23:28, 23:32, 23:34, 23:35, 23:46, 23:49, 24:3, 24:6, 24:9, 24:14, 24:21, 24:24, 25:3, 25:6, 25:8, 25:12, 25:13, 25:14, 25:15, 25:16, 26:3, 26:5, 26:7, 26:14, 26:15, 26:19, 26:21, 27:3, 28:2, 28:6, 28:10, 28:12, 28:22, 28:24, 28:25, 29:3, 29:8, 29:13, 29:16, 29:19, 29:20, 30:2, 30:6, 30:10, 30:13, 30:22, 31:10, 31:15, 31:18, 32:3, 32:8, 32:11, 32:14, 32:16, 32:31, 32:32, 33:11, 33:25, 33:27, 34:2, 34:8, 34:10, 34:11, 34:15, 34:17, 34:20, 34:30, 34:31, 35:3, 35:6, 35:11, 35:14, 36:2, 36:3, 36:4, 36:5, 36:6, 36:7, 36:13, 36:14, 36:15, 36:22, 36:23, 36:32, 36:33, 36:37, 37:3, 37:5, 37:9, 37:12, 37:19, 37:21, 38:3, 38:10, 38:14, 38:17, 38:18, 38:21, 39:1, 39:5, 39:8, 39:10, 39:13, 39:17, 39:20, 39:25, 39:29, 43:18, 43:19, 43:27, 44:6, 44:9, 44:12, 44:15, 44:27, 45:9, 45:15, 45:18, 46:1, 46:16, 47:13, 47:23, 48:29
- Amos 1:8, 3:7, 3:8, 3:11, 3:13, 4:2, 4:5, 5:3, 6:8, 7:1, 7:2, 7:4, 7:5, 7:6, 8:1, 8:3, 8:9, 8:11, 9:5, 9:8
- Obadiah 1:1
- Micah 1:2
- Habakkuk 3:19
- Zephaniah 1:7
- Zechariah 9:14
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).