יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Modern Summary of Strong’s Concordance (1890)
Jehovah is the name used in Jewish tradition to refer to God. It is derived from a word meaning "self-existent" or "eternal." In translations like the King James Version, it is rendered as "Jehovah" or "the Lord."
the LORD (Yahweh); the personal covenant name of God
The Hebrew word Yᵉhôvâh means "the LORD (Yahweh); the personal covenant name of God," encompassing related ideas including Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069 ..
The semantic range of Yᵉhôvâh — spanning meanings like Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069 . — suggests a word whose full significance cannot be captured by a single English term.
Lexical data derived from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. See full disclaimer
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