וַֽ/יהוָה֙

𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄

vayhvah

and YHWH

from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.

Nyambe "The actual name of" (Lozi)

H3068

Ruth 1:21 · Word #11

Lexicon H3068

Lemmaיְהֹוָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
TransliterationYᵉhôvâh
Strong'sH3068
In-contextand YHWH

Morphology HC/Np All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 H3068-14

and the Self-Existent One

Rootהיה (h-y-h)
Core Meaningsto be, to exist, to become, self-existence, eternal being
Semantic RangeJewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord; the self-Existent or Eternal One; often in covenantal contexts with Israel.
Conceptual Significanceיהוה is the sacred covenant name of God, revealing His eternal, self-existent nature (from היה 'to be'), central to Israel's identity and theology; it underscores God's faithfulness, sovereignty, and personal relationship with His people, distinguishing Him from all other gods.
Morphological NotesHC/Np: Hebrew Conjunction (וַ/וַֽ 'and') + Proper Noun (יהוה), masculine singular; appears in 111 occurrences with minor accentual and cantillation variants.
Rendering RationaleThis rendering preserves the root היה meaning 'to be' by emphasizing self-existence and eternality, directly reflecting the lexeme's gloss as '(the) self-Existent or Eternal.' It matches the morphology HC/Np as a masculine singular proper noun preceded by the conjunction וַ/וַֽ ('and'), using a definite noun phrase without altering gender, number, or person.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root היה (to be, to exist, to become, self-existence, eternal being)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3068-01 bayhovah in-the-Self-Existent-One
H3068-02 bayhvah in the Self-Existent One
H3050-01 beyah in Yah

Word Usage (6521 occurrences of H3068)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 2:4 יְהוָ֥ה yehvah YHWH
Genesis 2:5 יְהוָ֤ה yehvah YHWH
Genesis 2:7 יְהוָ֨ה yehvah YHWH

Bantu Hebrew

וַֽ/יהוָה֙ (Yᵉhôvâh) — from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.

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