Strong's H3069

יְהֹוִה

Language:
Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)

Definition

{YHWH}

Derivation

a variation of H3068 (יְהֹוָה) (used after H136 (אֲדֹנָי), and pronounced by Jews as H430 (אֱלֹהִים), in order to prevent the repetition of the same sound, since they elsewhere pronounce H3068 (יְהֹוָה) as H136 (אֲדֹנָי))

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, יְהֹוִה is translated as: God..

About Strong's Concordance

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.