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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

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“The LORD is my strength and my song,

And 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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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:16 - saying, “The LORD has sworn [an oath]; the LORD will have war against [the people of] Amalek from generation to generation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:4

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Sing to God, sing praises to His name;

Lift up a song for Him who rides through the desert—

His name is the LORD—be in good spirits before Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:18

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You have ascended on high, You have led away captive Your captives;

You have received gifts among men,

Even from the rebellious also, that the LORD God may dwell there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:11

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I will [solemnly] remember the deeds of the LORD;

Yes, I will [wholeheartedly] remember Your wonders of old.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:8

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O LORD God of hosts, who is like You, O mighty LORD?

Your faithfulness surrounds You [as an intrinsic, unchangeable part of Your very being].

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:7

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Yet they say, “The LORD does not see,

Nor does the God of Jacob (Israel) notice it.”

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Blessed [with wisdom and prosperity] is the man whom You discipline and instruct, O LORD,

And whom You teach from Your law,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:18 -

Let this be recorded for the generation to come,

That a people yet to be created will praise the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:35 -

Let sinners be consumed from the earth,

And let the wicked be no more.

Bless and affectionately praise the LORD, O my soul.

Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:45

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So that they might observe His precepts

And keep His laws [obediently accepting and honoring and valuing them].

Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

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Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;

For His mercy and lovingkindness endure forever!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:48

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Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel,

From everlasting even to everlasting.

And let all the people say, “Amen.”

Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:1

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Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart,

In the company of the upright and in the congregation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:1

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Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who fears the LORD [with awe-inspired reverence and worships Him with obedience],

Who delights greatly in His commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 113:1

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[fn]Praise the LORD! ([fn]Hallelujah!)

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 makes the barren woman live in the house

As a joyful mother of children.

Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:17 -

The dead do not praise the LORD,

Nor do any who go down into silence;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:18 -

But as for us, we will bless and affectionately and gratefully praise the LORD

From this time forth and forever.

Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:19

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In the courts of the LORD’S house (temple)—

In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.

Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 117:2

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For His lovingkindness prevails over us [and we triumph and overcome through Him],

And the truth of the LORD endures forever.

Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:5 -

Out of my distress I called on the LORD;

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 song,

And 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 declare the works and recount the illustrious acts of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:18 -

The LORD has disciplined me severely,

But He has not given me over to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:19

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Open to me the [temple] gates of righteousness;

I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to the LORD.

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To which the [twelve] tribes go up, even the tribes of the LORD,

[As was decreed as] an ordinance for Israel,

To give thanks to the name of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 130:3

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If You, LORD, should keep an account of our sins and treat us accordingly,

O Lord, who could stand [before you in judgment and claim innocence]?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:1

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Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

Praise the name of the LORD;

Praise Him, O servants of the LORD (priests, Levites),

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:3

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Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;

Sing praises to His name, for it is gracious and lovely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:4

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For the LORD has chosen [the descendants of] Jacob for Himself,

Israel for His own special treasure and possession.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:21

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Blessed be the LORD from Zion,

Who dwells [with us] at Jerusalem.

Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 146:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:1 -

Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

Praise the LORD, O my soul!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 146:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:10 -

The LORD shall reign forever,

Your God, O Zion, to all generations.

Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:1 -

Praise the LORD!

For it is good to sing praises to our [gracious and majestic] God;

Praise is becoming and appropriate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:20

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He has not dealt this way with any [other] nation;

They have not known [understood, appreciated, heeded, or cherished] His ordinances.

Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:1

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Praise the LORD!

Praise the LORD from the heavens;

Praise Him in the heights!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:14

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He has lifted up a horn for His people [giving them strength, prosperity, dignity, and preeminence],

Praise for all His godly ones;

For the people of Israel, a people near to Him.

Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:1

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Praise the LORD!

Sing to the LORD a new song,

And praise Him in the congregation of His godly ones (believers).

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:9

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To execute on them the judgment written.

This is the honor for all His godly ones.

Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 150:1

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Praise the LORD!

Praise God in His sanctuary;

Praise Him in His mighty heavens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 150:6

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Let everything that has breath and every breath of life praise the LORD!

Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:6

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“Put me like a seal on your heart,

Like a seal on your arm;

For love is as strong as death,

Jealousy is as severe and cruel as Sheol (the place of the dead).

Its flashes are flashes of fire,

[A most vehement flame] the very flame of the [fn]LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 12:2

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“Behold, God, my salvation!

I will trust and not be afraid,

For the LORD GOD is my strength and song;

Yes, He has become my salvation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:4

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“Trust [confidently] in the LORD forever [He is your fortress, your shield, your banner],

For the LORD GOD is an everlasting Rock [the Rock of Ages].

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:11 -

I said, “I will not see the LORD,

The LORD in the land of the living;

I will no longer see man among the inhabitants of the world.

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