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. 1 Samuel 10:22יְהוָ֔ה · And the LORD
    So again they inquired of the LORD, “Has the man come here yet?” And the LORD replied, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”
  2. 1 Samuel 10:24יְהוָ֔ה · the LORD
    Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
  3. 1 Samuel 10:25יְהוָ֑ה · the LORD
    Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own home.
  4. 1 Samuel 11:7יְהוָה֙ · of the LORD
    He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people, and they came out together as one man.
  5. 1 Samuel 11:13יְהוָ֥ה · the LORD
    But Saul ordered, “No one shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.”
  6. 1 Samuel 11:15יְהוָה֙ · the LORD; יְהוָ֑ה · the LORD
    So all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.
  7. 1 Samuel 12:3יְהוָ֜ה · the LORD
    Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”
  8. 1 Samuel 12:5יְהוָ֣ה · The LORD
    Samuel said to them, “The LORD is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” “He is a witness,” they replied.
  9. 1 Samuel 12:6יְהוָ֗ה · The LORD
    Then Samuel said to the people, “The LORD is the One who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
  10. 1 Samuel 12:7יְהוָ֑ה · the LORD; יְהוָ֔ה · He
    Now present yourselves, so that I may confront you before the LORD with all the righteous acts He has done for you and your fathers.
  11. 1 Samuel 12:8יְהוָ֔ה · the LORD; יְהוָ֜ה · and He
    When Jacob went to Egypt, your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He sent them Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place.
  12. 1 Samuel 12:9יְהוָ֣ה · the LORD
    But they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.
  13. 1 Samuel 12:10יְהוָה֙ · the LORD; יְהוָ֔ה · the LORD
    Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’
  14. 1 Samuel 12:11יְהוָה֙ · So the LORD
    So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.
  15. 1 Samuel 12:12וַיהוָ֥ה · even though the LORD
    But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.
  16. 1 Samuel 12:13יְהוָ֛ה · the LORD
    Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you.
  17. 1 Samuel 12:14יְהוָ֗ה · the LORD; יְהוָ֑ה · of the LORD; יְהוָ֥ה · the LORD
    If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well.
  18. 1 Samuel 12:15יְהוָ֔ה · the LORD; יְהוָ֑ה · against His; יְהוָ֛ה · of the LORD
    But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers.
  19. 1 Samuel 12:16יְהוָ֔ה · the LORD
    Now, therefore, present yourselves and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes.
  20. 1 Samuel 12:17יְהוָ֔ה · the LORD; יְהוָ֔ה · of the LORD
    Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”
  21. 1 Samuel 12:18יְהוָ֔ה · the LORD; יְהוָ֛ה · the LORD; יְהוָ֖ה · the LORD
    So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
  22. 1 Samuel 12:19יְהוָ֥ה · the LORD
    They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”
  23. 1 Samuel 12:20יְהוָ֔ה · the LORD; יְהוָ֖ה · the LORD
    “Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.
  24. 1 Samuel 12:22יְהוָה֙ · the LORD; יְהוָ֔ה · [He]
    Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.
  25. 1 Samuel 12:23לַֽיהוָ֔ה · against the LORD
    As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.
  26. 1 Samuel 12:24יְהוָ֗ה · the LORD
    Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.
  27. 1 Samuel 13:12יְהוָ֖ה · of the LORD
    I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will descend upon me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.”
  28. 1 Samuel 13:13יְהוָ֤ה · the LORD; יְהוָ֧ה · the LORD
    “You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.
  29. 1 Samuel 13:14יְהוָ֨ה · the LORD; יְהוָ֤ה; יְהוָֽה׃פ · of the LORD
    But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”
  30. 1 Samuel 14:3יְהוָ֛ה · of the LORD
    …including Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He was the son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of the LORD in Shiloh. But the troops did not know that Jonathan had left.
  31. 1 Samuel 14:6יְהוָ֖ה · the LORD; לַֽיהוָה֙ · the LORD
    Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”
  32. 1 Samuel 14:10יְהוָ֖ה · that the LORD
    But if they say, ‘Come on up,’ then we will go up, because this will be our sign that the LORD has delivered them into our hands.”
  33. 1 Samuel 14:12יְהוָ֖ה · the LORD
    So the men of the outpost called out to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, “Come on up, and we will teach you a lesson!” “Follow me,” Jonathan told his armor-bearer, “for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”