יהוהc. H3068
Yahweh -- the covenantal personal name of the God of Israel, the Tetragrammaton YHWH
The Tetragrammaton (YHWH), vocalized as Yahweh, is the sacred covenantal name by which God revealed himself to Moses at the burning bush (Exod 3:14-15) and by which he bound himself to Israel in covenant relationship. With over 6,500 occurrences it is by far the most frequent proper noun in the Hebrew Bible. Ancient Jewish reverence rendered it a nomen ineffabile, read aloud as Adonai ('my Lord'), a practice reflected in the Septuagint's Kyrios and in translations like the French l'Eternel and the German HERR. The name carries overtones of self-existence and faithfulness: 'I AM WHO I AM.'
Senses
1. YHWH (the divine name) — The divine personal name Yahweh, revealed at the burning bush (Exod 3:14-15) and used throughout Scripture as the covenantal name binding God to Israel. Multilingual renderings reflect the ancient substitution tradition: Spanish Yahve retains the phonetic form, French l'Eternel emphasizes everlastingness, and German HERR follows the Adonai tradition. Its massive frequency (6,522 occurrences) underscores that biblical theology is fundamentally anchored in this named, covenant-keeping God. 6522×
AR["الرَّبُّ", "الرَّبِّ", "يَهْوَه"]·ben["যিহোবা", "যিহোবার", "সদাপ্রভু", "সদাপ্রভুর"]·DE["HERR", "der-HERR", "des-HERRN"]·EN["YHWH"]·FR["l'Éternel"]·heb["יהוה"]·HI["यहवे", "यहवे-क", "यहवे-कि", "यहवे-ने", "यहोवा", "यहोवा-का", "यहोवा-के", "यहोवा-ने", "यहोवा-हूँ"]·ID["TUHAN"]·IT["l'Eterno"]·jav["Yéhuwah"]·KO["여호와", "여호와-가", "여호와가", "여호와께서", "여호와의", "여호와이다"]·PT["YHWH"]·RU["Господа", "Господь", "ЙГВГ", "ЙХВХ", "Яхве"]·ES["Yahvé", "Yahweh"]·SW["Yahwe", "ya-Yahwe"]·TR["RAB", "RAB'bin", "YAHVE", "YHVH", "YHVH'nın", "YHVH'ya"]·urd["خداوند", "خداوند-نے", "خداوند-کی", "خداوند-کے", "یہوواہ", "یہوواہ-نے", "یہوواہ-کا", "یہوواہ-کے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)H0518a 1. conditional particle: if (827×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
יהוהc. 6823 i.e. יַהְוֶה n.pr.dei Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel—(1. MT יְהוָֹה6518 (Qr אֲדֹנָי), or יֱהוִֹה305 (Qr אֱלֹהִים), in the combinations אדני יהוה & יהוה אדני (vid. אֲדֹנָי), and with prep. בַּיהוָֹה, לַיהוָֹה, מֵיהוָֹה (Qr בַּאדֹנָי, לַאדֹנָי, מֵאדֹנָי), do not give the original form. 𝔊 and other Vrss follow the Qr. On the basis of Ex 20:7; Lv 24:11 יהוה was regarded as…