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. Job 1:21יְהוָ֖ה · of the LORD
    …saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”
  2. Job 2:1יְהוָ֑ה · the LORD; יְהוָֽה׃ · [Him]
    On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.
  3. Job 2:2יְהוָה֙ · the LORD; יְהוָה֙
    “Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”
  4. Job 2:3יְהוָ֜ה · Then the LORD
    Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”
  5. Job 2:4יְהוָ֖ה
    “Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life.
  6. Job 2:6יְהוָ֛ה · the LORD
    “Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “He is in your hands, but you must spare his life.”
  7. Job 2:7יְהוָ֑ה · of the LORD
    So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.
  8. Job 12:9יְ֝הוָה · of the LORD
    Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?
  9. Job 38:1יְהוָ֣ה · Then the LORD
    Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
  10. Job 40:1יְהוָ֥ה · And the LORD
    And the LORD said to Job:
  11. Job 40:3יְהוָ֗ה · the LORD
    Then Job answered the LORD:
  12. Job 40:6יְהוָ֣ה · Then the LORD
    Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
  13. Job 42:1יְהוָ֗ה · to the LORD
    Then Job replied to the LORD:
  14. Job 42:7יְהוָ֛ה · the LORD; יְהוָ֜ה · He
    After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.
  15. Job 42:9יְהוָ֑ה · the LORD; יְהוָ֖ה · and the LORD
    So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s prayer.
  16. Job 42:10וַֽיהוָ֗ה · the LORD; יְהוָ֛ה
    After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.
  17. Job 42:11יְהוָ֖ה · the LORD
    All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.
  18. Job 42:12וַֽיהוָ֗ה · So the LORD
    So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
  19. Psalm 1:2יְהוָ֗ה · of the LORD
    But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.
  20. Psalm 1:6יְ֭הוָה · the LORD
    For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
  21. Psalm 2:2יְ֝הוָה · the LORD
    The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
  22. Psalm 2:7יְֽהוָ֗ה · by the LORD
    I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
  23. Psalm 2:11יְהוָ֣ה · the LORD
    Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
  24. Psalm 3:1יְ֭הוָה · O LORD
    A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
  25. Psalm 3:3יְ֭הוָה · O LORD
    But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
  26. Psalm 3:4יְהוָ֣ה · the LORD
    To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah
  27. Psalm 3:5יְהוָ֣ה · the LORD
    I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
  28. Psalm 3:7יְהוָ֨ה׀ · O LORD
    Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
  29. Psalm 3:8לַיהוָ֥ה · to the LORD
    Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah
  30. Psalm 4:3יְ֭הוָה · the LORD; יְהוָ֥ה · the LORD
    Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him.
  31. Psalm 4:5יְהוָֽה׃ · the LORD
    Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.
  32. Psalm 4:6יְהוָֽה׃ · O LORD
    Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
  33. Psalm 4:8יְהוָ֣ה · O LORD
    I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
  34. Psalm 5:1יְהוָ֗ה · O LORD
    For the choirmaster, to be accompanied by flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.
  35. Psalm 5:3יְֽהוָ֗ה · O LORD
    In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.
  36. Psalm 5:6יְהוָֽה׃ · the LORD
    You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
  37. Psalm 5:8יְהוָ֤ה׀ · O LORD
    Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.
  38. Psalm 5:12יְהוָ֑ה · O LORD
    For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.
  39. Psalm 6:1יְֽהוָ֗ה · O LORD
    For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
  40. Psalm 6:2יְהוָה֮ · O LORD; יְהוָ֑ה · O LORD
    Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.
  41. Psalm 6:3יְ֝הוָ֗ה · LORD
    My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long?
  42. Psalm 6:4יְ֭הוָה · O LORD
    Turn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion.
  43. Psalm 6:8יְ֝הוָ֗ה · the LORD
    Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping.