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. 2 Chronicles 7:10יְהוָה֙ · the LORD
    On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the good things that the LORD had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel.
  2. 2 Chronicles 7:11יְהוָ֖ה · of the LORD; יְהוָ֛ה · of the LORD
    When Solomon had finished the house of the LORD and the royal palace, successfully carrying out all that was in his heart to do for the house of the LORD and for his own palace,
  3. 2 Chronicles 7:12יְהוָ֛ה · the LORD
    …the LORD appeared to him at night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.
  4. 2 Chronicles 7:21יְהוָה֙ · has the LORD
    And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’
  5. 2 Chronicles 7:22יְהוָ֣ה׀ · the LORD
    And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, He has brought all this disaster upon them.’”
  6. 2 Chronicles 8:1יְהוָ֖ה · of the LORD
    Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own palace,
  7. 2 Chronicles 8:11יְהוָֽה׃פ · of the LORD
    Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her. For he said, “My wife must not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy.”
  8. 2 Chronicles 8:12לַיהוָ֑ה · to the LORD; יְהוָ֔ה · of the LORD
    At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD he had built in front of the portico.
  9. 2 Chronicles 8:16יְהוָ֖ה · of the LORD; יְהוָֽה׃ס · of the LORD
    Thus all the work of Solomon was carried out, from the day the foundation was laid for the house of the LORD until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed.
  10. 2 Chronicles 9:4יְהוָ֑ה · of the LORD
    …the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants, the attire of his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.
  11. 2 Chronicles 9:8יְהוָ֤ה · the LORD; לַיהוָ֖ה · for the LORD
    Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God. Because your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has made you king over them to carry out justice and righteousness.”
  12. 2 Chronicles 9:11יְהוָה֙ · of the LORD
    The king made the algum wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had anything like them been seen in the land of Judah.)
  13. 2 Chronicles 10:15יְהוָ֜ה · the LORD
    So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from God, in order that the LORD might fulfill the word that He had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.
  14. 2 Chronicles 11:2יְהוָ֔ה · of the LORD
    But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:
  15. 2 Chronicles 11:4יְהוָ֡ה · the LORD; יְהוָ֔ה · of the LORD
    …that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers. Each of you must return home, for this is My doing.’” So they listened to the words of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam.
  16. 2 Chronicles 11:14לַיהוָֽה׃ · of the LORD
    For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD.
  17. 2 Chronicles 11:16יְהוָ֖ה · the LORD; לַיהוָ֖ה · to the LORD
    Those from every tribe of Israel who had set their hearts to seek the LORD their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
  18. 2 Chronicles 12:1יְהוָ֑ה · of the LORD
    After Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he and all Israel with him forsook the Law of the LORD.
  19. 2 Chronicles 12:2בַּיהוָֽה׃ · to the LORD
    In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, because they had been unfaithful to the LORD, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem
  20. 2 Chronicles 12:5יְהוָ֗ה · the LORD
    Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and he said to them, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You have forsaken Me; therefore, I have forsaken you into the hand of Shishak.’”
  21. 2 Chronicles 12:6יְהוָֽה׃ · The LORD [is]
    So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is righteous.”
  22. 2 Chronicles 12:7יְהוָה֙ · When the LORD; יְהוָ֨ה · of the LORD
    When the LORD saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them, but will soon grant them deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak.
  23. 2 Chronicles 12:9יְהוָ֗ה · of the LORD
    So King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.
  24. 2 Chronicles 12:11יְהוָ֑ה · of the LORD
    And whenever the king entered the house of the LORD, the guards would go with him, bearing the shields, and later they would return them to the guardroom.
  25. 2 Chronicles 12:12יְהוָ֔ה · of the LORD
    Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, and He did not destroy him completely. Indeed, conditions were good in Judah.
  26. 2 Chronicles 12:13יְהוָ֜ה · the LORD
    Thus King Rehoboam established himself in Jerusalem and reigned. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.
  27. 2 Chronicles 12:14יְהוָֽה׃ס · the LORD
    And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.
  28. 2 Chronicles 13:5יְהוָ֣ה׀ · the LORD
    Do you not know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?
  29. 2 Chronicles 13:8יְהוָ֔ה · of the LORD
    And now you think you can resist the kingdom of the LORD, which is in the hands of David’s descendants. You are indeed a vast army, and you have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.
  30. 2 Chronicles 13:9יְהוָ֔ה · of the LORD
    But did you not drive out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites? And did you not make priests for yourselves as do the peoples of other lands? Now whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of things that are not gods.
  31. 2 Chronicles 13:10יְהוָ֥ה · the LORD; לַֽיהוָה֙ · to the LORD
    But as for us, the LORD is our God. We have not forsaken Him; the priests who minister to the LORD are sons of Aaron, and the Levites attend to their duties.
  32. 2 Chronicles 13:11לַיהוָ֡ה · to the LORD; יְהוָ֣ה · of the LORD
    Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.
  33. 2 Chronicles 13:12יְהוָ֥ה · the LORD
    Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.”
  34. 2 Chronicles 13:14לַיהוָ֑ה · to the LORD
    When Judah turned and discovered that the battle was both before and behind them, they cried out to the LORD. Then the priests blew the trumpets,
  35. 2 Chronicles 13:18יְהוָ֖ה · the LORD
    Thus the Israelites were subdued at that time, and the men of Judah prevailed because they relied on the LORD, the God of their fathers.
  36. 2 Chronicles 13:20יְהוָ֖ה · and the LORD
    Jeroboam did not again recover his power during the days of Abijah, and the LORD struck him down and he died.
  37. 2 Chronicles 14:2יְהוָ֥ה · of the LORD
    And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
  38. 2 Chronicles 14:4יְהוָ֖ה · the LORD
    He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.
  39. 2 Chronicles 14:6יְהוָ֖ה · the LORD
    Because the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.
  40. 2 Chronicles 14:7יְהוָ֣ה · the LORD
    So he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.
  41. 2 Chronicles 14:11יְהוָ֣ה · the LORD
    Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”