Strong's Hebrew: 3069. יְהֹוִה (Yhvh) -- LORD (often rendered in small capital letters in English translations to distinguish it from other titles for God)

Strong's Lexicon

Yhvh: LORD (often rendered in small capital letters in English translations to distinguish it from other titles for God)

Original Word: יְהוִֹה
Part of Speech: Proper Name
Transliteration: Yhovih
Pronunciation: yah-veh
Phonetic Spelling: (yeh-ho-vee')
Definition: LORD (often rendered in small capital letters in English translations to distinguish it from other titles for God)
Meaning: YHWH

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew verb הָיָה (hayah), meaning "to be" or "to exist."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2962 (Κύριος, Kyrios): Often used in the Septuagint and the New Testament to translate Yhvh, meaning "Lord."

Usage: The name Yhvh, often vocalized as Yahweh, is the personal name of God in the Hebrew Bible. It signifies the self-existent, eternal nature of God, emphasizing His unchanging and sovereign character. This name is considered sacred and is often replaced with "Adonai" (Lord) in Jewish tradition during readings to avoid pronouncing the divine name.

Cultural and Historical Background: The name Yhvh is central to the identity of God as revealed to the Israelites. It is first introduced in Exodus 3:14 when God reveals Himself to Moses in the burning bush, stating, "I AM WHO I AM." This name underscores God's eternal presence and faithfulness to His covenant with Israel. Throughout history, the name has been treated with great reverence, and its pronunciation was eventually lost due to the Jewish practice of substituting it with "Adonai" during readings.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
the same as Yhvh, q.v.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

God

A variation of Yhovah (used after 'Adonay, and pronounced by Jews as 'elohiym, in order to prevent the repetition of the same sound, since they elsewhere pronounce Yhovah as 'Adonay) -- God.

see HEBREW Yhovah

see HEBREW 'Adonay

see HEBREW 'elohiym

see HEBREW Yhovah

see HEBREW 'Adonay

Forms and Transliterations

בַּ֭יהוָה ביהוה וְלֵיהוִ֥ה וַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה וַֽיהוָ֗ה וַֽיהוָה֙ ויהוה וליהוה יְ֝הוָ֗ה יְ֝הוָה יְ֠הוִה יְ֠הוָה יְ֭הוָה יְֽהוָ֗ה יְה֘וִ֤ה יְה֫וָ֥ה יְהֹוִ֑ה יְהֹוִ֔ה יְהֹוִ֖ה יְהֹוִ֗ה יְהֹוִ֣ה יְהֹוִֽה׃ יְהֹוִה֙ יְהֹוָ֑ה יְהוִ֑ה יְהוִ֔ה יְהוִ֖ה יְהוִ֗ה יְהוִ֛ה יְהוִ֜ה יְהוִ֡ה יְהוִ֣ה יְהוִ֤ה יְהוִ֧ה יְהוִֽה׃ יְהוִה֒ יְהוִה֙ יְהוִה֮ יְהוָ֑ה יְהוָ֔ה יְהוָ֖ה יְהוָ֗ה יְהוָ֛ה יְהוָ֜ה יְהוָ֡ה יְהוָ֣ה יְהוָ֣ה ׀ יְהוָ֤ה יְהוָ֥ה יְהוָ֧ה יְהוָ֨ה יְהוָ֨ה ׀ יְהוָֽה׃ יְהוָה֙ יְהוָה֩ יְהוָה֮ יֱהוִה֙ יהוה יהוה׃ לַֽיהוָ֔ה לַֽיהוָ֖ה לַֽיהוָ֗ה לַֽיהוָ֜ה לַֽיהוָֽה׃ לַֽיהוָה֙ לַיהוָ֑ה לַיהוָ֔ה לַיהוָ֖ה לַיהוָ֗ה לַיהוָ֣ה לַיהוָ֣ה ׀ לַיהוָ֥ה לַיהוָֽה׃ ליהוה ליהוה׃ מֵֽיהוָ֗ה מֵיְהוָ֑ה מיהוה Yah·weh Yahweh

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