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יְהֹוָה H3068
H3068 is the Hebrew word יְהֹוָה, transliterated Yᵉhôvâh and said yeh-ho-vaw'. The King James Version most often renders it lord.
What it means
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
Where it comes from
from H1961 (הָיָה); (the) self-Existent or Eternal.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5,681 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).
Verses using יְהֹוָה
The first 40 of 5130 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 2:4 · KJV
These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
Genesis 2:5 · KJV
And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
Genesis 2:7 · KJV
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Genesis 2:8 · KJV
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Genesis 2:9 · KJV
And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 2:15 · KJV
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Genesis 2:16 · KJV
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
Genesis 2:18 · KJV
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
Genesis 2:19 · KJV
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
Genesis 2:21 · KJV
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
Genesis 2:22 · KJV
And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
Genesis 3:1 · KJV
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Genesis 3:8 · KJV
And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:9 · KJV
And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
Genesis 3:13 · KJV
And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
Genesis 3:14 · KJV
And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
Genesis 3:21 · KJV
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
Genesis 3:22 · KJV
And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Genesis 3:23 · KJV
Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
Genesis 4:4 · KJV
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
Genesis 4:6 · KJV
And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
Genesis 4:9 · KJV
And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?
Genesis 4:13 · KJV
And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Genesis 4:15 · KJV
And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
Genesis 4:16 · KJV
And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
Genesis 5:29 · KJV
And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
Genesis 6:3 · KJV
And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
Genesis 6:5 · KJV
And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Genesis 6:6 · KJV
And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
Genesis 6:7 · KJV
And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
Genesis 7:1 · KJV
And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
Genesis 7:5 · KJV
And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.
Genesis 7:16 · KJV
And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.
Genesis 8:20 · KJV
And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Genesis 8:21 · KJV
And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
Genesis 9:26 · KJV
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
Genesis 10:9 · KJV
He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
Genesis 11:5 · KJV
And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
Genesis 11:6 · KJV
And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
Genesis 11:8 · KJV
So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3068 mean?
H3068 is the Hebrew word יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), meaning Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
How is H3068 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it lord (5429 times), lord's (87 times), against the lord (53 times), because the lord (33 times), therefore the lord (16 times), among others.
How many times does H3068 appear in the Bible?
יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh) is tagged in 5130 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3068 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1961 (הָיָה); (the) self-Existent or Eternal.
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