יְהֹוָה

ye.ho.vahLORDHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentTitle6,522 occurrences36 books5,520 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people and places in the Bible:
  • Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions
  • LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Definition

from H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
Traditional renderings: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יְהֹוָה:

Glossary entries

Zion Lord Jerusalem Righteousness Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachthani? Jebus, Jebusite

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

6,522 total
  1. Hosea 2:21יְהוָ֔ה · the LORD
    “On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD—“I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth.
  2. Hosea 3:1יְהוָ֜ה · Then the LORD; יְהוָה֙ · as the LORD
    Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love to offer raisin cakes to idols.”
  3. Hosea 3:5יְהוָ֣ה · the LORD; יְהוָ֛ה · the LORD
    Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
  4. Hosea 4:1יְהוָ֖ה · of the LORD; לַֽיהוָה֙ · the LORD
    Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!
  5. Hosea 4:10יְהוָ֥ה · the LORD
    They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have abandoned the LORD to give themselves
  6. Hosea 4:15יְהוָֽה׃ · As surely as the LORD
    Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’
  7. Hosea 4:16יְהוָ֔ה · Can the LORD
    For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow?
  8. Hosea 5:4יְהוָ֖ה · the LORD
    Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God, for a spirit of prostitution is within them, and they do not know the LORD.
  9. Hosea 5:6יְהוָ֖ה · the LORD
    They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.
  10. Hosea 5:7בַּיהוָ֣ה · to the LORD
    They have been unfaithful to the LORD; for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the New Moon will devour them along with their land.
  11. Hosea 6:1יְהוָ֔ה · the LORD
    Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
  12. Hosea 6:3יְהוָ֔ה · the LORD
    So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
  13. Hosea 7:10יְהוָ֣ה · the LORD
    Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, yet they do not return to the LORD their God; despite all this, they do not seek Him.
  14. Hosea 8:1יְהוָ֑ה · of the LORD
    Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law.
  15. Hosea 8:13יְהוָ֖ה · the LORD
    Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to Me, and though they eat the meat, the LORD does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins: They will return to Egypt.
  16. Hosea 9:3יְהוָ֑ה · of the LORD
    They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.
  17. Hosea 9:4לַיהוָ֥ה׀ · to the LORD; יְהוָֽה׃ · of the LORD
    They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves; it will not enter the house of the LORD.
  18. Hosea 9:5יְהוָֽה׃ · of the LORD’s
    What will you do on the appointed day, on the day of the LORD’s feast?
  19. Hosea 9:14יְהוָ֖ה · O LORD
    Give them, O LORD—what will You give? Give them wombs that miscarry and breasts that dry up!
  20. Hosea 10:3יְהֹוָ֔ה · the LORD
    Surely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for us?”
  21. Hosea 10:12יְהוָ֔ה · the LORD
    Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.
  22. Hosea 11:10יְהוָ֛ה · the LORD
    They will walk after the LORD; He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west.
  23. Hosea 11:11יְהוָֽה׃ס · the LORD
    They will come trembling like birds from Egypt and like doves from the land of Assyria. Then I will settle them in their homes, declares the LORD.
  24. Hosea 12:2לַֽיהוָ֖ה · The LORD
    The LORD has a charge to bring against Judah. He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.
  25. Hosea 12:5וַֽיהוָ֖ה · the LORD; יְהוָ֖ה · the LORD
    …the LORD God of Hosts, the LORD is His name of renown.
  26. Hosea 12:9יְהוָ֥ה · the LORD
    But I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt. I will again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed feast.
  27. Hosea 12:13יְהוָ֛ה · the LORD
    But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.
  28. Hosea 13:4יְהוָ֥ה · the LORD
    Yet I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, for there is no Savior besides Me.
  29. Hosea 13:15יְהוָ֜ה · from the LORD
    Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come—a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His fountain will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder his treasury of every precious article.
  30. Hosea 14:1יְהוָ֣ה · the LORD
    Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity.
  31. Hosea 14:2יְהוָ֑ה · the LORD
    Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips.
  32. Hosea 14:9יְהוָ֗ה · of the LORD
    Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.
  33. Joel 1:1יְהוָה֙ · of the LORD
    This is the word of the LORD that came to Joel son of Pethuel:
  34. Joel 1:9יְהוָ֑ה · of the LORD; יְהוָֽה׃ · before the LORD
    Grain and drink offerings have been cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests are in mourning, those who minister before the LORD.
  35. Joel 1:14יְהוָ֣ה · of the LORD; יְהוָֽה׃ · the LORD
    Consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.
  36. Joel 1:15יְהוָ֔ה · of the LORD
    Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
  37. Joel 1:19יְהוָ֖ה · O LORD
    To You, O LORD, I call, for fire has consumed the open pastures and flames have scorched all the trees of the field.
  38. Joel 2:1יְהוָ֖ה · of the LORD
    Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—
  39. Joel 2:11וַֽיהוָ֗ה · The LORD; יְהוָ֛ה · of the LORD
    The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it?
  40. Joel 2:12יְהוָ֔ה · the LORD
    “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.”
  41. Joel 2:13יְהוָ֣ה · the LORD
    So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.
  42. Joel 2:14לַיהוָ֖ה · for the LORD
    Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave a blessing behind Him—grain and drink offerings for the LORD your God.