יְהֹוִה
ye.ho.vih
“YHWH/God”
Definition
{YHWH}
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))
- 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)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun
N:N-M-T
N:N-M-T
Occurrences
יְהֹוִה appears 286 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you suffered through all that my father suffered.”
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