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Lexicon :: Strong's H3050 - yâ

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יָהּ
Transliteration
yâ
Pronunciation
yaw
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Part of Speech
proper noun with reference to deity
Root Word (Etymology)
Contraction for יְהֹוָה (H3068), and meaning the same
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 484b

Strong’s Definitions

יָהּ Yâhh, yaw; contraction for H3068, and meaning the same; Jah, the sacred name:—Jah, the Lord, most vehement. Compare names in '-iah,' '-jah.'

KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x

The KJV translates Strong's H3050 in the following manner: LORD (48x), JAH (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 49x
The KJV translates Strong's H3050 in the following manner: LORD (48x), JAH (1x).

  1. Jah (Jehovah in the shortened form)

    1. the proper name of the one true God

    2. used in many compounds

      1. names beginning with the letters 'Je'

      2. names ending with 'iah' or 'jah'

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָהּ Yâhh, yaw; contraction for H3068, and meaning the same; Jah, the sacred name:—Jah, the Lord, most vehement. Compare names in '-iah,' '-jah.'
STRONGS H3050: Abbreviations
† יָהּ 50 proper name, of deity contracted from יהוה, first appears in early poems; Exodus 15:2 עָזִי וְזִמְרָת יָהּ My strength and song is Yah (cited Isaiah 12:2; Psalm 118:14), compare the poetic extract יָד עַל כֵּס יָהּ = hand to the throne of Yah Exodus 17:16 (E), the song of Hezekiah Isaiah 38:11 (repeated by dittography), (א)שׁ להבת יה (so read in preference to the MT שַׁלְהֶבֶתְיָה) = flame of fire from Yah Songs 8:6; ביה יהוה Isaiah 26:4 (והיה sustained by Aq and the rhythmical movement, unless it be a mistake for שׁמו, compare Psalm 68:5), יה אלהים Psalm 68:19. Elsewhere יָהּ is used only in late Psalms, especially in the Hallels, in the phrase הַלֲלוּיָֿהּ praise ye Yah Psalm 104:35; Psalm 105:45; Psalm 106:1; Psalm 106:48; Psalm 111:1; Psalm 112:1; Psalm 113:1; Psalm 113:9; Psalm 115:18; Psalm 116:19; Psalm 117:2; Psalm 135:1; Psalm 135:3; Psalm 135:21; Psalm 146:1; Psalm 146:10; Psalm 147:1; Psalm 147:20; Psalm 148:1; Psalm 148:14; Psalm 149:1; Psalm 149:9; Psalm 150:1; Psalm 150:6, compare also יהלל יה Psalm 102:19 יהללו יה Psalm 115:17 תהלל יה Psalm 150:6 (see הלל); in variant reading other phrases Psalm 77:12; Psalm 89:9; Psalm 94:7; Psalm 94:12; Psalm 115:18; Psalm 118:5 (twice in verse); Psalm 118:17; Psalm 118:18; Psalm 118:19; Psalm 122:4; Psalm 130:3; Psalm 135:4.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

15:2; 17:16

Psalms

68:5; 68:19; 77:12; 89:9; 94:7; 94:12; 102:19; 104:35; 105:45; 106:1; 106:48; 111:1; 112:1; 113:1; 113:9; 115:17; 115:18; 115:18; 116:19; 117:2; 118:5; 118:14; 118:17; 118:18; 118:19; 122:4; 130:3; 135:1; 135:3; 135:4; 135:21; 146:1; 146:10; 147:1; 147:20; 148:1; 148:14; 149:1; 149:9; 150:1; 150:6; 150:6

Song of Songs

8:6

Isaiah

12:2; 26:4; 38:11

H3050

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Strong's Number H3050 matches the Hebrew יָהּ (yâ),
which occurs 50 times in 46 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:2 - “The LORD is my strength and my defense[fn]; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:16 - He said, “Because hands were lifted up against[fn] the throne of the LORD,[fn] the LORD will be at war against the Amalekites from generation to generation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:4 - Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds[fn]; rejoice before him—his name is the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:18 - When you ascended on high, you took many captives; you received gifts from people, even from[fn] the rebellious— that you,[fn] LORD God, might dwell there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:11 - I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:8 - Who is like you, LORD God Almighty? You, LORD, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:7 - They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob takes no notice.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:12 - Blessed is the one you discipline, LORD, the one you teach from your law;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:18 - Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created may praise the LORD:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:35 - But may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Praise the LORD, my soul. Praise the LORD.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:45

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:45 - that they might keep his precepts and observe his laws. Praise the LORD.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:1 - Praise the LORD.[fn] Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:48

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:48 - Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:1 - [fn]Praise the LORD.[fn] I will extol the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:1 - [fn]Praise the LORD.[fn] Blessed are those who fear the LORD, who find great delight in his commands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 113:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:1 - Praise the LORD.[fn] Praise the LORD, you his servants; praise the name of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 113:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:9 - He settles the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:17 - It is not the dead who praise the LORD, those who go down to the place of silence;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:18 - it is we who extol the LORD, both now and forevermore. Praise the LORD.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:19 - in the courts of the house of the LORD— in your midst, Jerusalem. Praise the LORD.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 117:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 117:2 - For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:5 - When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD; he brought me into a spacious place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:14 - The LORD is my strength and my defense[fn]; he has become my salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:17 - I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:18 - The LORD has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:19 - Open for me the gates of the righteous; I will enter and give thanks to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 122:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 122:4 - That is where the tribes go up— the tribes of the LORD— to praise the name of the LORD according to the statute given to Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 130:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 130:3 - If you, LORD, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:1 - Praise the LORD.[fn] Praise the name of the LORD; praise him, you servants of the LORD,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:3 - Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:4 - For the LORD has chosen Jacob to be his own, Israel to be his treasured possession.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:21 - Praise be to the LORD from Zion, to him who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 146:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:1 - Praise the LORD.[fn] Praise the LORD, my soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 146:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:10 - The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:1 - Praise the LORD.[fn] How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:20 - He has done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws.[fn] Praise the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:1 - Praise the LORD.[fn] Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise him in the heights above.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:14 - And he has raised up for his people a horn,[fn] the praise of all his faithful servants, of Israel, the people close to his heart. Praise the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 149:1 - Praise the LORD.[fn] Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of his faithful people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 149:9 - to carry out the sentence written against them— this is the glory of all his faithful people. Praise the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 150:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:1 - Praise the LORD.[fn] Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 150:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:6 - Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:6 - Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy[fn] unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 12:2 - Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD himself, is my strength and my defense[fn]; he has become my salvation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:4 - Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:11 - I said, “I will not again see the LORD himself in the land of the living; no longer will I look on my fellow man, or be with those who now dwell in this world.
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