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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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The LORD is my strength and my song;[fn]

he has become my salvation.

This is my God, and I will praise him,

my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

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He said, “Indeed, my hand is lifted up toward[fn] the LORD’s throne. The LORD will be at war with Amalek from generation to generation.”

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Sing to God! Sing praises to his name.

Exalt him who rides on the clouds[fn] ​— ​

his name is the LORD[fn] ​— ​and celebrate before him.

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You ascended to the heights, taking away captives;

you received gifts from[fn] people,

even from the rebellious,

so that the LORD God might dwell there.[fn]

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I will remember the LORD’s works;

yes, I will remember your ancient wonders.

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LORD God of Armies,

who is strong like you, LORD?

Your faithfulness surrounds you.

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They say, “The LORD doesn’t see it.

The God of Jacob doesn’t pay attention.”

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LORD, how happy is anyone you discipline

and teach from your law

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This will be written for a later generation,

and a people who have not yet been created will praise the LORD:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:35

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May sinners vanish from the earth

and wicked people be no more.

My soul, bless the LORD!

Hallelujah!

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All this happened

so that they might keep his statutes

and obey his instructions.

Hallelujah!

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Hallelujah!

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;

his faithful love endures forever.

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Blessed be the LORD God of Israel,

from everlasting to everlasting.

Let all the people say, “Amen! ”

Hallelujah!

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Hallelujah![fn]

I will praise the LORD with all my heart

in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.

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Hallelujah![fn]

Happy is the person who fears the LORD,

taking great delight in his commands.

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Hallelujah!

Give praise, servants of the LORD;

praise the name of the LORD.

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He gives the childless woman a household,

making her the joyful mother of children.

Hallelujah!

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It is not the dead who praise the LORD,

nor any of those descending into the silence of death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:18

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But we will bless the LORD,

both now and forever.

Hallelujah!

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in the courts of the LORD’s house —

within you, Jerusalem.

Hallelujah!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 117:2

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For his faithful love to us is great;

the LORD’s faithfulness endures forever.

Hallelujah!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:5

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I called to the LORD in distress;

the LORD answered me

and put me in a spacious place.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:14

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The LORD is my strength and my song;

he has become my salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:17

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I will not die, but I will live

and proclaim what the LORD has done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:18

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The LORD disciplined me severely

but did not give me over to death.

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Open the gates of righteousness for me;

I will enter through them

and give thanks to the LORD.

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where the tribes, the LORD’s tribes, go up

to give thanks to the name of the LORD.

(This is an ordinance for Israel.)

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LORD, if you kept an account of iniquities,

Lord, who could stand?

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Hallelujah!

Praise the name of the LORD.

Give praise, you servants of the LORD

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:3

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Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;

sing praise to his name, for it is delightful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:4

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For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself,

Israel as his treasured possession.

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Blessed be the LORD from Zion;

he dwells in Jerusalem.

Hallelujah!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 146:1

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Hallelujah!

My soul, praise the LORD.

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The LORD reigns forever;

Zion, your God reigns for all generations.

Hallelujah!

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Hallelujah!

How good it is to sing to our God,

for praise is pleasant and lovely.

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He has not done this for every nation;

they do not know his judgments.

Hallelujah!

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Hallelujah!

Praise the LORD from the heavens;

praise him in the heights.

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He has raised up a horn for his people,

resulting in praise to all his faithful ones,

to the Israelites, the people close to him.

Hallelujah!

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Hallelujah!

Sing to the LORD a new song,

his praise in the assembly of the faithful.

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carrying out the judgment decreed against them.

This honor is for all his faithful people.

Hallelujah!

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Hallelujah!

Praise God in his sanctuary.

Praise him in his mighty expanse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 150:6

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Let everything that breathes praise the LORD.

Hallelujah!

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:6

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Set me as a seal on your heart,

as a seal on your arm.

For love is as strong as death;

jealousy is as unrelenting as Sheol.

Love’s flames are fiery flames —

an almighty flame![fn]

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“Indeed, God is my salvation;

I will trust him and not be afraid,

for the LORD, the LORD himself,

is my strength and my song.

He has become my salvation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:4

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Trust in the LORD forever,

because in the LORD, the LORD himself, is an everlasting rock!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:11

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I said: I will never see the LORD,

the LORD in the land of the living;

I will not look on humanity any longer

with the inhabitants of what is passing away.[fn]

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