H3069 – Yehovih – יְהֹוִה – Yehovih, Yehovi
- Strong’s ID:
- H3069
- Hebrew Word:
- יְהֹוִה
- Transliteration:
- Yəhôvîh / Yehovih
- Pronunciation:
- yeh-ho-vee’
- Part of Speech:
- proper noun with reference to deity
- Etymology:
- a variation of H3068
- Equivalents:
- H3068, YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah
H3050, YH, Yah, Jah - Usage Count:
- 305
- Search:
- Find “Yehovih” in the Bible (Old Testament)
Equip God’s People Hebrew Lexicon
Yehovih, Yehovi (variant of YHWH)
Word Picture:
It is used in the Masoretic Text when both “YHWH” (H3068, God’s name, a.k.a., the Tetragrammaton) and the title “Adonai” (H136, Lord) close together, since “Adonai” is often said in place of “YHWH” out of reverence. Therefore, in order to avoid the repetition of “Adonai Adonai,” the scribes altered the vowels in the Tetragrammaton to produce “Yehovih” when it appeared before or after “Adonai.”
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Strong’s Hebrew Lexicon
a variation of H3068 [used after H136, and pronounced by Jews as H430, in order to prevent the repetition of the same sound, since they elsewhere pronounce H3068 as H136]:—God.