יְהֹוָה
Jehovah
YHWH
Strong's H3068Proper NounHebrewTWOT 484aNames of God

יְהֹוָה (Jehovah) is a Hebrew proper noun meaning YHWH. It appears 6521 times in 36 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H3068).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 484a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 484a)Jehovah, the one bringing into being, life-giver; Existent, Jeho-vah; the Lord
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

יהוה proper name: Jehovah, the one bringing into being, life-giver

Strong's H3068 יְהֹוָה: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
KJV:Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 484: הָוָה hāwâ — become; be

See it in Scripture

Genesis 2:4Exodus 3:2Leviticus 1:1

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