Biblical Hebrew H3069 proper name deity 305 occurrences

יְהוִה

Transliteration: Yahweh (Adonai)

Pronunciation: /yah-WEH/

“the Lord GOD”

Variation of the Tetragrammaton pointed with vowels of Elohim when adjacent to Adonai; points to Yahweh as Sovereign Lord and Creator.

Lexical & Etymological Analysis

Point-variant of H3068.

GOD

Cross-Testament Bridge

How this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.

LXX conceptual translation: יְהוִה (the Lord GOD) -> δεσπότης (a master, lord)

LXX conceptual translation: יְהוִה (the Lord GOD) -> κύριος (having power, authority, lord)

LXX conceptual translation: יְהוִה (the Lord GOD) -> θεός (a god or deity, God, a god)

Direct Cross-Language Equivalents:

G1203 δεσπότης (despotes — “a master, lord”) G2962 κύριος (kyrios — “having power, authority, lord”)

Foundational passages where יְהוִה (Yahweh (Adonai)) carries significant theological or narrative weight.