Word Study · Strong's H3050 · Hebrew
יָהּ
Yahh
yaw
Strong's 1890 spelling: Yâhh
“Jah, the sacred name”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Jah, the sacred name
Rendered in the KJV as
Jah, the Lord, most vehement. Compare names in '-iah,' '-jah.'
- 50occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 16inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 50 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 16
- יָֽהּ׃17
- יָ֨הּ׀8
- יָ֑הּ6
- יָּ֑הּ4
- יָ֔הּ3
- יָ֗הּ2
- בְּיָ֥הּ1
- בְּיָ֣הּ1
- הַֽלְלוּיָ֨הּ׀1
- יָ֬הּ1
- יָ֭הּ1
- יָהּ1
and 4 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 5
- Yahweh43
- O Yahweh3
- [is] in Yahweh2
- a flame of [the] Lord1
- praise Yahweh1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- proper noun (a name)46
- preposition + proper noun (a name)2
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + proper noun (a name)1
- verb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person masculine plural + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 46
- HR/Npm · 2
- HNcfsc/Npt · 1
- HVpv2mp/Npm · 1
All 50, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 15:2יָ֔הּyahproper noun (a name)The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.here: Yahweh
- Exodus 17:16יָ֔הּyahproper noun (a name)“Indeed,” he said, “a hand was lifted up toward the throne of the LORD. The LORD will war against Amalek from generation to generation.”here: Yahweh
Psalms43 occurrences
- Psalms 68:4בְּיָ֥הּbeyahpreposition + proper noun (a name)Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds— His name is the LORD— and rejoice before Him.here: [is] in Yahweh
- Psalms 68:18יָ֬הּyahproper noun (a name)You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.here: Yahweh
- Psalms 77:11יָ֑הּyahproper noun (a name)I will remember the works of the LORD; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old.here: Yahweh
- Psalms 89:8יָ֑הּyahproper noun (a name)O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.here: O Yahweh
- Psalms 94:7יָּ֑הּyahproper noun (a name)They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”here: Yahweh
- Psalms 94:12יָּ֑הּyahproper noun (a name)Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,here: O Yahweh
- Psalms 102:18יָֽהּ׃yahproper noun (a name)Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.here: Yahweh
- Psalms 104:35יָֽהּ׃yahproper noun (a name)May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!here: Yahweh
- Psalms 105:45יָֽהּ׃yahproper noun (a name)that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!here: Yahweh
- Psalms 106:1הַֽלְלוּיָ֨הּ׀haluyahverb · intensive (piel), command · 2nd person masculine plural + proper noun (a name)Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.here: praise Yahweh
- Psalms 106:48יָֽהּ׃yahproper noun (a name)Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Hallelujah!here: Yahweh
- Psalms 111:1יָ֨הּ׀yahproper noun (a name)Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.here: Yahweh
- Psalms 112:1יָ֨הּ׀yahproper noun (a name)Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.here: Yahweh
- Psalms 113:1יָ֨הּ׀yahproper noun (a name)Hallelujah! Give praise, O servants of the LORD; praise the name of the LORD.here: Yahweh
- Psalms 113:9יָֽהּ׃yahproper noun (a name)He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!here: Yahweh
- Psalms 115:17יָ֑הּyahproper noun (a name)It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.here: Yahweh
- Psalms 115:18יָ֗הּyahproper noun (a name)But it is we who will bless the LORD, both now and forevermore. Hallelujah!here: Yahweh
- Psalms 115:18יָֽהּ׃yahproper noun (a name)But it is we who will bless the LORD, both now and forevermore. Hallelujah!here: Yahweh
- Psalms 116:19יָֽהּ׃yahproper noun (a name)in the courts of the LORD’s house, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!here: Yahweh
- Psalms 117:2יָֽהּ׃yahproper noun (a name)For great is His loving devotion toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Hallelujah!here: Yahweh
- Psalms 118:5יָּ֑הּyahproper noun (a name)In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.here: Yahweh
- Psalms 118:5יָֽהּ׃yahproper noun (a name)In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.here: Yahweh
- Psalms 118:14יָ֑הּyahproper noun (a name)The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.here: Yahweh
- Psalms 118:17יָֽהּ׃yahproper noun (a name)I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.here: Yahweh
- Psalms 118:18יָּ֑הּyahproper noun (a name)The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.here: Yahweh
- Psalms 118:19יָֽהּ׃yahproper noun (a name)Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.here: Yahweh
- Psalms 122:4יָ֭הּyahproper noun (a name)where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.here: Yahweh
- Psalms 130:3יָ֑הּyahproper noun (a name)If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand?here: O Yahweh
- Psalms 135:1יָ֨הּ׀yahproper noun (a name)Hallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD. Give praise, O servants of the LORD,here: Yahweh
- Psalms 135:3יָהּyahproper noun (a name)Hallelujah, for the LORD is good; sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.here: Yahweh
- Psalms 135:4יָ֑הּyahproper noun (a name)For the LORD has chosen Jacob as His own, Israel as His treasured possession.here: Yahweh
- Psalms 135:21יָֽהּ׃yahproper noun (a name)Blessed be the LORD from Zion— He who dwells in Jerusalem. Hallelujah!here: Yahweh
- Psalms 146:1יָ֡הּyahproper noun (a name)Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul.here: Yahweh
- Psalms 146:10יָֽהּ׃yahproper noun (a name)The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah!here: Yahweh
- Psalms 147:1יָ֨הּ׀yahproper noun (a name)Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!here: Yahweh
- Psalms 147:20יָֽהּ׃yahproper noun (a name)He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!here: Yahweh
- Psalms 148:1יָ֨הּ׀yahproper noun (a name)Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places.here: Yahweh
- Psalms 148:14יָֽהּ׃yahproper noun (a name)He has raised up a horn for His people, the praise of all His saints, of Israel, a people near to Him. Hallelujah!here: Yahweh
- Psalms 149:1יָ֨הּ׀yahproper noun (a name)Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song— His praise in the assembly of the godly.here: Yahweh
- Psalms 149:9יָֽהּ׃yahproper noun (a name)to execute the judgment written against them. This honor is for all His saints. Hallelujah!here: Yahweh
- Psalms 150:1יָ֨הּ׀yahproper noun (a name)Hallelujah! Praise God in His sanctuary. Praise Him in His mighty heavens.here: Yahweh
- Psalms 150:6יָ֗הּyahproper noun (a name)Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Hallelujah!here: Yahweh
- Psalms 150:6יָֽהּ׃yahproper noun (a name)Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Hallelujah!here: Yahweh
Isaiah4 occurrences
- Isaiah 12:2יָ֣הּyahproper noun (a name)Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”here: Yahweh
- Isaiah 26:4בְּיָ֣הּbeyahpreposition + proper noun (a name)Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.here: [is] in Yahweh
- Isaiah 38:11יָ֔הּyahproper noun (a name)I said, “I will never again see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living; I will no longer look on mankind with those who dwell in this world.here: Yahweh
- Isaiah 38:11יָ֖הּyahproper noun (a name)I said, “I will never again see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living; I will no longer look on mankind with those who dwell in this world.here: Yahweh