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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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Jehovah is my strength and song,
And he is 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 - And he said, Jehovah hath sworn: Jehovah will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:4

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Sing unto God, sing praises to his name:
Cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts;
His name is Jehovah; and exult ye before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:18

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Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led away captives;
Thou hast received gifts among men,
Yea, among the rebellious also, that Jehovah God might dwell with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:11

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I will make mention of the deeds of Jehovah;
For I will remember thy wonders of old.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:8

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O Jehovah God of hosts,
Who is a mighty one, like unto thee, O Jehovah?
And thy faithfulness is round about thee.

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And they say, Jehovah will not see,
Neither will the God of Jacob consider.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:12

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Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jehovah,
And teachest out of thy law;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:18

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This shall be written for the generation to come;
And a people which shall be created shall praise Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:35

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Let sinners be consumed out of the earth.
And let the wicked be no more.
Bless Jehovah, O my soul.
Praise ye Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:45

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That they might keep his statutes,
And observe his laws.
Praise ye Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:1

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Praise ye Jehovah.
Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;
For his lovingkindness endureth forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:48

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Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel,
From everlasting even to everlasting.
And let all the people say, Amen.
Praise ye Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:1

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Praise ye Jehovah.
I will give thanks unto Jehovah with my whole heart,
In the council of the upright, and in the congregation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:1

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Praise ye Jehovah.
Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah,
That delighteth greatly in his commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 113:1

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Praise ye Jehovah.
Praise, O ye servants of Jehovah,
Praise the name of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 113:9

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He maketh the barren woman to keep house,
And to be a joyful mother of children.
Praise ye Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:17

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The dead praise not Jehovah,
Neither any that go down into silence;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:18

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But we will bless Jehovah
From this time forth and for evermore.
Praise ye Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:19

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In the courts of Jehovah’s house,
In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.
Praise ye Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 117:2

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For his lovingkindness is great toward us;
And the truth of Jehovah endureth for ever.
Praise ye Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:5

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Out of my distress I called upon Jehovah:
Jehovah answered me and set me in a large place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:14

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Jehovah is my strength and song;
And he is become my salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:17

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I shall not die, but live,
And declare the works of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:18

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Jehovah hath chastened me sore;
But he hath not given me over unto death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:19

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Open to me the gates of righteousness:
I will enter into them, I will give thanks unto Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 122:4

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Whither the tribes go up, even the tribes of Jehovah,
For an ordinance for Israel,
To give thanks unto the name of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 130:3

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If thou, Jehovah, shouldest mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could stand?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:1

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Praise ye Jehovah.
Praise ye the name of Jehovah;
Praise him, O ye servants of Jehovah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:3

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Praise ye Jehovah; for Jehovah is good:
Sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:4

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For Jehovah hath chosen Jacob unto himself,
And Israel for his own possession.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:21

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Blessed be Jehovah out of Zion,
Who dwelleth at Jerusalem.
Praise ye Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 146:1

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Praise ye Jehovah.
Praise Jehovah, O my soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 146:10

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Jehovah will reign for ever,
Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations.
Praise ye Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:1

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Praise ye Jehovah;
For it is good to sing praises unto our God;
For it is pleasant, and praise is comely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:20

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He hath not dealt so with any nation;
And as for his ordinances, they have not known them.
Praise ye Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:1

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Praise ye Jehovah.
Praise ye Jehovah from the heavens:
Praise him in the heights.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:14

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And he hath lifted up the horn of his people,
The praise of all his saints;
Even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him.
Praise ye Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:1

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Praise ye Jehovah.
Sing unto Jehovah a new song,
And his praise in the assembly of the saints.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:9

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To execute upon them the judgment written:
This honor have all his saints.
Praise ye Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 150:1

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Praise ye Jehovah.
Praise God in his sanctuary:
Praise him in the firmament of his power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 150:6

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Let everything that hath breath praise Jehovah.
Praise ye Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:6

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Set me as a seal upon thy heart,
As a seal upon thine arm:
For love is strong as death;
Jealousy is cruel as Sheol;
The flashes thereof are flashes of fire,
A very flame of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 12:2 - Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid: for Jehovah, even Jehovah, is my strength and song; and he is become my salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:4 - Trust ye in Jehovah for ever; for in Jehovah, even Jehovah, is an everlasting rock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:11

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I said, I shall not see Jehovah, even Jehovah in the land of the living:
I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
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