יְהֹוִה
ye.ho.vihNounH3069
YHWH/God
From: 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))
Short Definition
{YHWH}
Full Lexicon Entry
- Jehovah-used primarily in the combination 'Lord Jehovah' 1a) equal to ye.ho.vah (*יהוה *"LORD" H3068) but pointed with the vowels of e.lo.him (*אֱלֹהִים *"God" H0430)
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun
Morphology N:N-M-T
DescriptionN:N-M-T
Occurrences
286 timesAppears 286 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Ezk
203
Isaiah
25
Amos
20
Jeremiah
13
2 Samuel
6
Key Passages
- 1 Kings 2:26
- Ezk 15:6
- Ezk 25:14
- Ezk 36:2
- Ezk 6:11
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