YHWH (Yahweh / Jehovah) — the LORD
The personal covenant name of God, written with four Hebrew consonants (the Tetragrammaton). Wherever the KJV prints LORD in small capitals, this is the word behind it — 5,521 times.
Pronunciation: yeh-ho-vaw'
Hebrew · Strong's H3068 · 5,521 occurrences in the Old Testament (KJV)
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV translations: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).
YHWH (Yahweh / Jehovah) in the Bible — example verses
“These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,”Genesis 2:4 (KJV)
“And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.”Genesis 2:5 (KJV)
“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”Genesis 2:7 (KJV)
“And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.”Genesis 2:8 (KJV)
“And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.”Genesis 2:9 (KJV)
“And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.”Genesis 2:15 (KJV)
“And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:”Genesis 2:16 (KJV)
“And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.”Genesis 2:18 (KJV)
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