LORD
יָהּStrong’s H3050yah
Appears in 44 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yah is the Hebrew word usually translated “yahweh” and “o yahweh”. It appears in 44 verses of the Old Testament.
“The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.”
Meaning
- A shortened form of the name ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068)
How it's translated
- yahweh 45
- o yahweh 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 39
- Isaiah 3
- Exodus 2
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Exodus 17:16For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
- Psalms 68:4Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
- Psalms 68:18Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
- Psalms 77:11I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.
- Psalms 89:8O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
- Psalms 94:7Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
Hebrew dictionary
יָהּ yah · LORD
A shortened form of the name ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068) used in many compounds as the letters 'Je' or 'jah'
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “lord” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LORD, noun
- A master; a person possessing supreme power and authority; a ruler; a governor.
- A tyrant; an oppressive ruler.
- A husband.“My lord also being old” Genesis 18:12
- A baron; the proprietor of a manor; as the lord of the manor.
All definitions and other forms of “lord”
- A nobleman; a title of honor in Great Britain given to those who are noble by birth or creation; a peer of the realm, including dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts and barons.
- An honorary title bestowed on certain official characters; as lord advocate, lord chamberlain, lord chancellor, lord chief justice, etc.
- In scripture, the Supreme Being; Jehovah. Psalms 110:1Colossians 3:162 Thessalonians 3:1Genesis 40:12 Samuel 19:7Daniel 4:19Genesis 18:11 Kings 18:12 Kings 2:11 Corinthians 2:8Revelation 19:1
LORD, verb transitive
To invest with the dignity and privileges of a lord
LORD, verb intransitive
To domineer; to rule with arbitrary or despotic sway; sometimes followed by over, and sometimes by it, in the manner of a transitive verb.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.