יהוהc. H3069
YHWH — the sacred Tetragrammaton, the proper covenant name of the God of Israel
This entry covers the pointed form Yehovih (יֱהוִֹה), the variant vocalization of the Tetragrammaton used when it appears adjacent to Adonai, to avoid the reader saying 'Adonai' twice. The 306 occurrences in this cluster largely come from the phrase 'Adonai YHWH' ('Lord GOD') found prominently in Ezekiel and the prophets. French 'l'Eternel,' German 'HERR,' and Spanish 'Yahvé' each adopt different strategies for rendering this ineffable name — reflecting centuries of reverent tradition around its pronunciation. The name is rooted in the verb h-y-h ('to be'), evoking God's self-revelation in Exodus 3:14.
Senses
1. YHWH (the divine name) — The proper name of the God of Israel, the Tetragrammaton (יהוה), here in the variant vocalization used in combination with Adonai to prevent liturgical repetition. Most of these 306 occurrences appear in the prophetic formula 'Adonai YHWH' (e.g., Gen 15:2, 15:8; Deut 3:24; Ezek passim). The name derives from the root h-y-h ('to be') and was considered too sacred to pronounce, leading to the Qere substitution preserved in the Masoretic pointing. 306×
AR["الرَّبِّ", "يَهْوَه", "يَهْوِه"]·ben["যিহোবা", "যিহোবার", "সদাপ্রভু", "সদাপ্রভুতে", "সদাপ্রভুর"]·DE["HERR"]·EN["YHWH"]·FR["l'Éternel"]·heb["יהוה"]·HI["यहवे", "यहोवा", "याहवेह-का"]·ID["ALLAH", "TUHAN", "YAHWEH"]·IT["l'Eterno"]·jav["Yehuwah", "Yéhuwah"]·KO["여호와", "여호와-의", "여호와여", "여호와의"]·PT["SENHOR", "YHWH", "Yahweh"]·RU["ЙХВХ", "Яхве"]·ES["Yahvé", "Yahweh"]·SW["Yahwe", "na-kwa-sababu"]·TR["RAB", "YAHVE", "YHVH", "Yahve", "Yahve'nin"]·urd["خداوند-کا", "یہوواہ", "یہوواہ-کی", "یہوواہ۔"]
Gen 15:2, Gen 15:8, Deut 3:24, Deut 9:26, Josh 7:7, Judg 6:22, Judg 16:28, 2 Sam 7:18, 2 Sam 7:19, 2 Sam 7:19, 2 Sam 7:20, 2 Sam 7:22 (+38 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)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×)
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…