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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 song;
he has given me victory.
This 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, “They have raised their fist against the LORD’s throne, so now[fn] the LORD will be at war with Amalek generation after generation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:4 - Sing praises to God and to his name!
Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds.
His name is the LORD—
rejoice in his presence!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:18 - When you ascended to the heights,
you led a crowd of captives.
You received gifts from the people,
even from those who rebelled against you.
Now the LORD God will live among us there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:11 - But then I recall all you have done, O LORD;
I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:8 - O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies!
Where is there anyone as mighty as you, O LORD?
You are entirely faithful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:7 - “The LORD isn’t looking,” they say,
“and besides, the God of Israel[fn] doesn’t care.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:12 - Joyful are those you discipline, LORD,
those you teach with your instructions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:18 - Let this be recorded for future generations,
so that a people not yet born will praise the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:35 - Let all sinners vanish from the face of the earth;
let the wicked disappear forever.
Let all that I am praise the LORD.
Praise the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:45

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:45 - All this happened so they would follow his decrees
and obey his instructions.
Praise the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:1 - Praise the LORD!
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good!
His faithful love endures forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:48

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:48 - Praise the LORD, the God of Israel,
who lives 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 - Praise the LORD!
I will thank the LORD with all my heart
as I meet with his godly people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:1 - Praise the LORD!
How joyful are those who fear the LORD
and delight in obeying his commands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 113:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:1 - Praise the LORD!
Yes, give praise, O servants of the LORD.
Praise the name of the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 113:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:9 - He gives the childless woman a family,
making her a happy mother.
Praise the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:17 - The dead cannot sing praises to the LORD,
for they have gone into the silence of the grave.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:18 - But we can praise the LORD
both now and forever!
Praise the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:19 - in the house of the LORD
in the heart of Jerusalem.
Praise the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 117:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 117:2 - For he loves us with unfailing love;
the LORD’s faithfulness endures forever.
Praise the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:5 - In my distress I prayed to the LORD,
and the LORD answered me and set me free.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:14 - The LORD is my strength and my song;
he has given me victory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:17 - I will not die; instead, I will live
to tell what the LORD has done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:18 - The LORD has punished me severely,
but he did not let me die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:19 - Open for me the gates where the righteous enter,
and I will go in and thank the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 122:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 122:4 - All the tribes of Israel—the LORD’s people—
make their pilgrimage here.
They come to give thanks to the name of the LORD,
as the law requires of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 130:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 130:3 - LORD, if you kept a record of our sins,
who, O Lord, could ever survive?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:1 - Praise the LORD!
Praise the name of the LORD!
Praise him, you who serve 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;
celebrate his lovely name with music.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:4 - For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself,
Israel for his own special treasure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:21 - The LORD be praised from Zion,
for he lives here in Jerusalem.
Praise the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 146:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:1 - Praise the LORD!
Let all that I am praise the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 146:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:10 - The LORD will reign forever.
He will be your God, O Jerusalem,[fn] throughout the generations.
Praise the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:1 - Praise the LORD!
How good to sing praises to our God!
How delightful and how fitting!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:20 - He has not done this for any other nation;
they do not know his regulations.
Praise the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:1 - Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD from the heavens!
Praise him from the skies!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:14 - He has made his people strong,
honoring his faithful ones—
the people of Israel who are close to him.
Praise the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 149:1 - Praise the LORD!
Sing to the LORD a new song.
Sing his praises in the assembly of the faithful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 149:9 - to execute the judgment written against them.
This is the glorious privilege of his faithful ones.
Praise the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 150:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:1 - Praise the LORD!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heaven!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 150:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:6 - Let everything that breathes sing praises to 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] as enduring as the grave.[fn]
Love flashes like fire,
the brightest kind of flame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 12:2 - See, God has come to save me.
I will trust in him and not be afraid.
The LORD GOD is my strength and my song;
he has given me victory.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:4

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:11 - I said, “Never again will I see the LORD GOD
while still in the land of the living.
Never again will I see my friends
or be with those who live in this world.
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