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H3069 יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih) yeh-ho-vee'
Hebrew
Noun (Masculine)
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Quick Definition

YHWH/God

Strong's 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 Usage: God.

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) Jehovah-used primarily in the combination 'Lord Jehovah'
1a) equal to H03068 but pointed with the vowels of H0430

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) 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)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

יְהֹוִה yehôvih BDB Definition: 1) Jehovah used primarily in the combination Lord Jehovah Part of Speech: noun proper deity A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a variation of H3068 [used after H136, and pronounced by Jews as H430, in order to prevent the repetition of the same sound, since they elsewhere pronounce H3068 as H136] Total KJV Occurrences: 304

Bible Occurrences (296)

7:7
1:1
1:2
1:7

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