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יְהֹוִה H3069

H3069 is the Hebrew word יְהֹוִה, transliterated Yᵉhôvih and said yeh-ho-vee'. The King James Version most often renders it god.

Word: יְהֹוִהTransliteration: YᵉhôvihSaid: yeh-ho-vee'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 235 verses

What it means

{YHWH}.

Where it comes from

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)).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 242 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

god 241×lord 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: God.

Verses using יְהֹוִה

The first 40 of 235 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 15:2 · KJV

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?

Genesis 15:8 · KJV

And he said, LORD God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

Deuteronomy 3:24 · KJV

O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?

Deuteronomy 9:26 · KJV

I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

Joshua 7:7 · KJV

And Joshua said, Alas, O LORD God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!

Judges 6:22 · KJV

And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O LORD God! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.

Judges 16:28 · KJV

And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.

2 Samuel 7:18 · KJV

Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

2 Samuel 7:19 · KJV

And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?

2 Samuel 7:20 · KJV

And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.

2 Samuel 7:28 · KJV

And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

2 Samuel 7:29 · KJV

Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.

1 Kings 2:26 · KJV

And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the LORD God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.

1 Kings 8:53 · KJV

For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O LORD God.

Psalm 68:20 · KJV

He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.

Psalm 69:6 · KJV

Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.

Psalm 71:5 · KJV

For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.

Psalm 71:16 · KJV

I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

Psalm 73:28 · KJV

But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.

Psalm 109:21 · KJV

But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.

Psalm 140:7 · KJV

O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

Psalm 141:8 · KJV

But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.

Isaiah 3:15 · KJV

What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.

Isaiah 7:7 · KJV

Thus saith the Lord GOD, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.

Isaiah 10:23 · KJV

For the Lord GOD of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land.

Isaiah 10:24 · KJV

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt.

Isaiah 22:5 · KJV

For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains.

Isaiah 22:12 · KJV

And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:

Isaiah 22:14 · KJV

And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.

Isaiah 22:15 · KJV

Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say,

Isaiah 25:8 · KJV

He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.

Isaiah 28:16 · KJV

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

Isaiah 28:22 · KJV

Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.

Isaiah 30:15 · KJV

For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.

Isaiah 40:10 · KJV

Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

Isaiah 48:16 · KJV

Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.

Isaiah 49:22 · KJV

Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.

Isaiah 50:4 · KJV

The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.

Isaiah 50:5 · KJV

The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.

Isaiah 50:7 · KJV

For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3069 mean?

H3069 is the Hebrew word יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih), meaning {YHWH}.

How is H3069 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it god (241 times), lord (1 time).

How many times does H3069 appear in the Bible?

יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih) is tagged in 235 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3069 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: 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)).

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