יְהֹוִה

Strong’s Definition

{YHWH}

Etymology & Derivation

a variation of H3068 (יְהֹוָה) (used after H136 (אֲדֹנָי), and pronounced by Jews as H430 (אֱלֹהִים), in order to prevent the repetition of the same sound, since they elsewhere pronounce H3068 (יְהֹוָה) as H136 (אֲדֹנָי))

KJV Usage

God.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.jehovahused primarily in the combination 'lord jehovah'
• 2.equal to h3068 but pointed with the vowels of h0430

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yᵉhôvih; Pronunciation: yeh-ho-vee'