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An alphabetical index of all 32 lexicon entries on the name Jehovah, from the American Standard Version to Yahweh, with the section each belongs to.
A
- American Standard Version (1901)History
- The American Standard Version of 1901 prints Jehovah wherever the Hebrew has the name. Why its revisers chose it, how it differed from 1885, and what followed.
- Genesis 2:4
E
- Exodus 3:14 and 6:3The Name
- At the bush God said I AM and gave his name; in Exodus 6 he said the patriarchs had not known it. How the two passages fit, and what the exodus added to the name.
- Exodus 3:14
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- Four forms of the Name (YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah, LORD)The Name
- Four spellings, one name. What the consonants YHWH are, where Yahweh and Jehovah come from, and why most English Bibles print LORD in small capitals instead.
- Psalm 83:18
H
- HymnsHistory
- Why hymn writers loved the name Jehovah, from Watts and Williams to Olivers, Cowper and M’Cheyne, and the Scripture behind the hymns that carry it.
- Colossians 3:16
I
- I AM (John 8:58)In Scripture
- In John 8:58 Jesus said “before Abraham was born, I am”. How the words echo the name given at the bush, why the crowd took up stones, and what the church holds.
- John 8:58
- Isaiah 12:2 and 26:4In Scripture
- In Isaiah 12:2 and 26:4 the Hebrew sets the short name Yah beside the full name. How KJV and ASV render the doubled name, and why both are songs of trust.
- Isaiah 12:1
J
- JehovahThe Name
- The name is built on the Hebrew verb ‘to be’, given to Moses at the burning bush and printed as Jehovah throughout the ASV. What the name says about who God is.
- Exodus 3:13
- Jehovah in English (history)History
- Jehovah entered English through Tyndale’s 1530 Pentateuch, from a medieval reading of YHWH with Adonai’s vowels. How it spread and why LORD returned.
- Exodus 6:3
- Jehovah or YahwehQuestions
- Both are English attempts at the four Hebrew letters YHWH. Why Yahweh is the likelier ancient sound, why Jehovah endures, and why neither is wrong to use.
- Exodus 3:15
- Jehovah-ElyonCompound names
- Jehovah-Elyon, “the Lord Most High”, closes Psalm 7 and echoes Melchizedek’s blessing of Abram. What Elyon means, and why Jesus is called Son of the Most High.
- Psalm 7:17
- Jehovah-JirehCompound names
- Jehovah-Jireh is the name Abraham gave Mount Moriah after God provided the ram. What jireh means, why it is a place name, and how it points to Christ.
- Genesis 22:8
- Jehovah-MekoddishkemCompound names
- Jehovah-Mekoddishkem, “the Lord who sanctifies you”, comes from Exodus 31 and Leviticus. What sanctify means, the sabbath as its sign, and holiness in Christ.
- Exodus 31:12
- Jehovah-NissiCompound names
- Jehovah-Nissi is the name Moses gave his altar after the victory over Amalek at Rephidim. What nes, a banner, meant and how the ensign points to Christ.
- Exodus 17:11
- Jehovah-RaphaCompound names
- Jehovah-Rapha comes from Exodus 15:26, “I am Jehovah that healeth thee”. What rapha means, what God promised at Marah, and why prayer and medicine go together.
- Exodus 15:23
- Jehovah-RohiCompound names
- Jehovah-Rohi comes from the opening words of Psalm 23, “Jehovah is my shepherd”. What the Hebrew says, how Ezekiel and Jesus take it up, and how to live by it.
- Psalm 23:1
- Jehovah-SabaothCompound names
- Jehovah-Sabaoth, “the Lord of hosts”, first appears in the story of Hannah. What the hosts are, why the prophets loved it, and why Paul and James kept it.
- 1 Samuel 1:3
- Jehovah-ShalomCompound names
- Jehovah-Shalom is the name Gideon gave his altar at Ophrah after the angel of Jehovah said “Peace be unto thee”. What shalom means and the peace Christ gives.
- Judges 6:12
- Jehovah-ShammahCompound names
- Jehovah-Shammah, “the Lord is there”, is the name Ezekiel gives the city in his final vision. What it meant to exiles, and how it points to God with us.
- Ezekiel 48:35
- Jehovah-TsidkenuCompound names
- Jehovah-Tsidkenu is Jeremiah’s name for the righteous Branch of David. What tsedeq means, why Jerusalem shares the name, and how Christ bears it.
- Jeremiah 23:5
- Jehovah's Witnesses (relation to this site)Questions
- No. This lexicon is independent of the Watch Tower Society. Who the Witnesses are, what they teach about the name, and where mainstream Christians differ.
- Isaiah 44:6
- Jesus and JehovahQuestions
- Jesus is not the Father, yet he is fully God and shares the one divine name. How the Trinity answers the question, with the Scriptures that shape it.
- Deuteronomy 6:4
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- Kyrios (New Testament)In Scripture
- The New Testament writes Kyrios, Lord, where the Old Testament has the name, then applies Jehovah texts to Jesus. What that shows about who he is.
- Joel 2:32
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- LORD (small capitals)The Name
- LORD in small capitals stands for the name YHWH; Lord in ordinary type is the title Adonai. Where the convention came from, and why the ASV broke with it.
- Psalm 110:1
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- New Testament and the NameQuestions
- No surviving Greek manuscript of the New Testament contains the divine name. What the evidence shows, why Kyrios was used, and what the apostles did with it.
- Isaiah 40:3
P
- Praying with the NameQuestions
- Yes. The Psalms pray by the name, and Jesus taught us to call God Father. How Jehovah, Yahweh, LORD and Father all fit, and why reverence matters most.
- Psalm 116:1-4
- Pronunciation of the NameThe Name
- Jehovah is said jih-HOH-vuh and Yahweh YAH-weh, but the ancient sound of the four letters was never recorded. How the vowels were lost, and what we know.
- Exodus 3:15
- Psalm 83:18In Scripture
- Psalm 83:18 closes Asaph’s prayer in a time of danger. What the verse says in three translations, what it asks for the nations, and why it is so often quoted.
- Psalm 83:18
- Psalms (ASV)In Scripture
- The ASV prints Jehovah wherever the Hebrew has the name, so its Psalter reads unlike the KJV. How the name sounds in the Psalms, with a reading guide.
- Psalm 8:1
S
- Saying the NameThe Name
- No. The third commandment forbids misusing the name, not using it, and the Psalms call us to praise it. Why Jewish custom kept silence, and how to say it well.
- Exodus 20:7
- Seven KJV occurrencesIn Scripture
- The KJV usually prints LORD, but in seven verses it prints the name itself. The seven places, what each says, and why the translators let the name stand there.
- Genesis 22:14
T
- TetragrammatonHistory
- The four Hebrew letters of God’s name and why Jewish readers say Adonai or HaShem: the Temple, the high priest, the Septuagint and the Masoretes.
- Exodus 3:15
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- Why God has a nameQuestions
- A name makes it possible to know, trust and call upon someone. Why the God of the Bible gave his name, what it reveals, and how Jesus made it known.
- Exodus 3:15