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H3068Ancient Hebrew (Old Testament)

Yᵊhôvâ (Yahweh / YHWH)

Pronunciation: /yeh-ho-vaw'/

יְהֹוָה
Proper Name
Part of Speech

Proper Name

KJV Concordance

6519 Total Occurrences

Derivation / Root

From H1961 (hayah - to exist, to be).

Thayer / Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon
Concise Definition

the self-existent, eternal covenant God

Exhaustive Strong\'s Commentary

From H1961; the self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.

Theological Outline of Biblical Usage
  • 1The sacred Tetragrammaton — the immutable, eternal, covenant-keeping God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Exodus 3:14).
  • 2The Redeemer who delivers His people with a mighty hand.

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