God — the meaning of the Hebrew name יְהֹוִה

יְהֹוִה

Yᵉhôvih · pronounced yeh-ho-vee' · Strong's H3069 · a people

God means 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].

Built from

יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh (a variation of, H3068) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal open in the lexicon ›

אֲדֹנָי ʼĂdônây (used after, H136) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) open in the lexicon ›

אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym (by jews as, H430) — gods in the ordinary sense open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

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].

First appearance

Gen 15:2 And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? (KJV)

Every verse that names God

296 occurrences in 296 verses — Genesis, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, Psalms, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Amos, Obadiah, Micah, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Zechariah

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