יְהוָה God's four-letter Name — the Tetragrammaton
Every place this Name stands — 6,827 occurrences in the Tanakh, in canonical order, first appearance to last. These are the words the lexicon carries under this Name, counting every form the text writes it in — with a particle fused to the front, or bound to what follows — which is the number on the list.
The Name the Rambam calls the Shem HaMeforash, the Name set apart, and the first of the seven that may not be erased. It is never pronounced as it is written: in prayer and in the reading of the Torah it is said as Ado-nai, and in speech it is called Hashem, the Name. The count here takes both pointings the text uses — the ordinary one, and the one that stands beside Ado-nai and is read Elohim so that the two are not said alike.
כִּי שִׂמַּחְתַּנִי יְהוָה בְּפָעֳלֶךָ בְּֽמַעֲשֵׂי יָדֶיךָ אֲרַנֵּֽן
For Thou, LORD, hast made me glad through Thy work; I will exult in the works of Thy hands.
מַה־גָּדְלוּ מַעֲשֶׂיךָ יְהוָה מְאֹד עָמְקוּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ
How great are Thy works, O LORD! Thy thoughts are very deep.
וְאַתָּה מָרוֹם לְעֹלָם יְהוָֽה
But Thou, O LORD, art on high for evermore.
כִּי הִנֵּה אֹיְבֶיךָ יְֽהוָה כִּֽי־הִנֵּה אֹיְבֶיךָ יֹאבֵדוּ יִתְפָּרְדוּ כָּל־פֹּעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן
For, lo, Thine enemies, O LORD, For, lo, Thine enemies shall perish: All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
שְׁתוּלִים בְּבֵית יְהוָה בְּחַצְרוֹת אֱלֹהֵינוּ יַפְרִֽיחוּ
Planted in the house of the LORD, They shall flourish in the courts of our God.
לְהַגִּיד כִּֽי־יָשָׁר יְהוָה צוּרִי וְֽלֹא־עלתה בּֽוֹ
To declare that the LORD is upright, My Rock, in whom there is no unrighteousness.
יְהוָה מָלָךְ גֵּאוּת לָבֵשׁ לָבֵשׁ יְהוָה עֹז הִתְאַזָּר אַף־תִּכּוֹן תֵּבֵל בַּל־תִּמּֽוֹט
The LORD reigneth; He is clothed in majesty; The LORD is clothed, He hath girded Himself with strength; Yea, the world is established, that it cannot be moved.
יְהוָה מָלָךְ גֵּאוּת לָבֵשׁ לָבֵשׁ יְהוָה עֹז הִתְאַזָּר אַף־תִּכּוֹן תֵּבֵל בַּל־תִּמּֽוֹט
The LORD reigneth; He is clothed in majesty; The LORD is clothed, He hath girded Himself with strength; Yea, the world is established, that it cannot be moved.
נָשְׂאוּ נְהָרוֹת יְֽהוָה נָשְׂאוּ נְהָרוֹת קוֹלָם יִשְׂאוּ נְהָרוֹת דָּכְיָֽם
The floods have lifted up, O LORD, The floods have lifted up their voice; The floods lift up their roaring.
מִקֹּלוֹת מַיִם רַבִּים אַדִּירִים מִשְׁבְּרֵי־יָם אַדִּיר בַּמָּרוֹם יְהוָֽה
Above the voices of many waters, The mighty breakers of the sea, The LORD on high is mighty.
עֵֽדֹתֶיךָ נֶאֶמְנוּ מְאֹד לְבֵיתְךָ נַאֲוָה־קֹדֶשׁ יְהוָה לְאֹרֶךְ יָמִֽים
Thy testimonies are very sure, Holiness becometh Thy house, O LORD, for evermore.
אֵל־נְקָמוֹת יְהוָה אֵל נְקָמוֹת הוֹפִֽיַע
O LORD, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth.
עַד־מָתַי רְשָׁעִים יְהוָה עַד־מָתַי רְשָׁעִים יַעֲלֹֽזוּ
LORD, how long shall the wicked, How long shall the wicked exult?
עַמְּךָ יְהוָה יְדַכְּאוּ וְֽנַחֲלָתְךָ יְעַנּֽוּ
They crush Thy people, O LORD, And afflict Thy heritage.
יְֽהוָה יֹדֵעַ מַחְשְׁבוֹת אָדָם כִּי־הֵמָּה הָֽבֶל
The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, That they are vanity.
כִּי לֹא־יִטֹּשׁ יְהוָה עַמּוֹ וְנַחֲלָתוֹ לֹא יַעֲזֹֽב
For the LORD will not cast off His people, Neither will He forsake His inheritance.
לוּלֵי יְהוָה עֶזְרָתָה לִּי כִּמְעַט שָֽׁכְנָה דוּמָה נַפְשִֽׁי
Unless the LORD had been my help, My soul had soon dwelt in silence.
אִם־אָמַרְתִּי מָטָה רַגְלִי חַסְדְּךָ יְהוָה יִסְעָדֵֽנִי
If I say: 'My foot slippeth', Thy mercy, O LORD, holdeth me up.
וַיְהִי יְהוָה לִי לְמִשְׂגָּב וֵאלֹהַי לְצוּר מַחְסִֽי
But the LORD hath been my high tower, And my God the rock of my refuge.
וַיָּשֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶם אֶת־אוֹנָם וּבְרָעָתָם יַצְמִיתֵם יַצְמִיתֵם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ
And He hath brought upon them their own iniquity, And will cut them off in their own evil; The LORD our God will cut them off.
לְכוּ נְרַנְּנָה לַיהוָה נָרִיעָה לְצוּר יִשְׁעֵֽנוּ
O come, let us sing unto the LORD; Let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.
כִּי אֵל גָּדוֹל יְהוָה וּמֶלֶךְ גָּדוֹל עַל־כָּל־אֱלֹהִֽים
For the LORD is a great God, And a great King above all gods;
בֹּאוּ נִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה וְנִכְרָעָה נִבְרְכָה לִֽפְנֵי־יְהוָה עֹשֵֽׂנוּ
O come, let us bow down and bend the knee; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;
שִׁירוּ לַיהוָה שִׁיר חָדָשׁ שִׁירוּ לַיהוָה כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ
O sing unto the LORD a new song; Sing unto the LORD, all the earth.
שִׁירוּ לַיהוָה שִׁיר חָדָשׁ שִׁירוּ לַיהוָה כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ
O sing unto the LORD a new song; Sing unto the LORD, all the earth.
שִׁירוּ לַיהוָה בָּרֲכוּ שְׁמוֹ בַּשְּׂרוּ מִיּֽוֹם־לְיוֹם יְשׁוּעָתֽוֹ
Sing unto the LORD, bless His name; Proclaim His salvation from day to day.
כִּי גָדוֹל יְהוָה וּמְהֻלָּל מְאֹד נוֹרָא הוּא עַל־כָּל־אֱלֹהִֽים
For great is the LORD, and highly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods. .
כִּי כָּל־אֱלֹהֵי הָעַמִּים אֱלִילִים וַֽיהוָה שָׁמַיִם עָשָֽׂה
For all the gods of the peoples are things of nought; But the LORD made the heavens.
הָבוּ לַיהוָה מִשְׁפְּחוֹת עַמִּים הָבוּ לַיהוָה כָּבוֹד וָעֹֽז
Ascribe unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the peoples, Ascribe unto the LORD glory and strength.
הָבוּ לַיהוָה מִשְׁפְּחוֹת עַמִּים הָבוּ לַיהוָה כָּבוֹד וָעֹֽז
Ascribe unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the peoples, Ascribe unto the LORD glory and strength.
הָבוּ לַיהוָה כְּבוֹד שְׁמוֹ שְׂאֽוּ־מִנְחָה וּבֹאוּ לְחַצְרוֹתָֽיו
Ascribe unto the LORD the glory due unto His name; Bring an offering, and come into His courts.
הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַיהוָה בְּהַדְרַת־קֹדֶשׁ חִילוּ מִפָּנָיו כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ
O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness; Tremble before Him, all the earth.
אִמְרוּ בַגּוֹיִם יְהוָה מָלָךְ אַף־תִּכּוֹן תֵּבֵל בַּל־תִּמּוֹט יָדִין עַמִּים בְּמֵישָׁרִֽים
Say among the nations: 'The LORD reigneth.' The world also is established that it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.
לִפְנֵי יְהוָה כִּי בָא כִּי בָא לִשְׁפֹּט הָאָרֶץ יִשְׁפֹּֽט־תֵּבֵל בְּצֶדֶק וְעַמִּים בֶּאֱמוּנָתֽוֹ
Before the LORD, for He is come; For He is come to judge the earth; He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples in His faithfulness.
יְהוָה מָלָךְ תָּגֵל הָאָרֶץ יִשְׂמְחוּ אִיִּים רַבִּֽים
The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles be glad.
הָרִים כַּדּוֹנַג נָמַסּוּ מִלִּפְנֵי יְהוָה מִלִּפְנֵי אֲדוֹן כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ
The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
שָׁמְעָה וַתִּשְׂמַח צִיּוֹן וַתָּגֵלְנָה בְּנוֹת יְהוּדָה לְמַעַן מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ יְהוָֽה
Zion heard and was glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoiced; Because of Thy judgments, O LORD.
כִּֽי־אַתָּה יְהוָה עֶלְיוֹן עַל־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ מְאֹד נַעֲלֵיתָ עַל־כָּל־אֱלֹהִֽים
For Thou, LORD, art most high above all the earth; Thou art exalted far above all gods.
אֹהֲבֵי יְהוָה שִׂנְאוּ רָע שֹׁמֵר נַפְשׁוֹת חֲסִידָיו מִיַּד רְשָׁעִים יַצִּילֵֽם
O ye that love the LORD, hate evil; He preserveth the souls of His saints; He delivered them out of the hand of the wicked.
שִׂמְחוּ צַדִּיקִים בַּֽיהוָה וְהוֹדוּ לְזֵכֶר קָדְשֽׁוֹ
Be glad in the LORD, ye righteous; And give thanks to His holy name.
מִזְמוֹר שִׁירוּ לַֽיהוָה שִׁיר חָדָשׁ כִּֽי־נִפְלָאוֹת עָשָׂה הוֹשִֽׁיעָה־לּוֹ יְמִינוֹ וּזְרוֹעַ קָדְשֽׁוֹ
A Psalm. O sing unto the LORD a new song; For He hath done marvellous things; His right hand, and His holy arm, hath wrought salvation for Him.
הוֹדִיעַ יְהוָה יְשׁוּעָתוֹ לְעֵינֵי הַגּוֹיִם גִּלָּה צִדְקָתֽוֹ
The LORD hath made known His salvation; His righteousness hath He revealed in the sight of the nations.
הָרִיעוּ לַֽיהוָה כָּל־הָאָרֶץ פִּצְחוּ וְרַנְּנוּ וְזַמֵּֽרוּ
Shout unto the LORD, all the earth; Break forth and sing for joy, yea, sing praises.
זַמְּרוּ לַיהוָה בְּכִנּוֹר בְּכִנּוֹר וְקוֹל זִמְרָֽה
Sing praises unto the LORD with the harp; With the harp and the voice of melody.
בַּחֲצֹצְרוֹת וְקוֹל שׁוֹפָר הָרִיעוּ לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ יְהוָֽה
With trumpets and sound of the horn Shout ye before the King, the LORD.
לִֽפְֽנֵי־יְהוָה כִּי בָא לִשְׁפֹּט הָאָרֶץ יִשְׁפֹּֽט־תֵּבֵל בְּצֶדֶק וְעַמִּים בְּמֵישָׁרִֽים
Before the LORD, for He is come to judge the earth; He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with equity.
יְהוָה מָלָךְ יִרְגְּזוּ עַמִּים יֹשֵׁב כְּרוּבִים תָּנוּט הָאָֽרֶץ
The LORD reigneth; let the peoples tremble; He is enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake.
יְהוָה בְּצִיּוֹן גָּדוֹל וְרָם הוּא עַל־כָּל־הָֽעַמִּֽים
The LORD is great in Zion; And He is high above all the peoples.
רֽוֹמְמוּ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְֽהִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַהֲדֹם רַגְלָיו קָדוֹשׁ הֽוּא
Exalt ye the LORD our God, And prostrate yourselves at His footstool; Holy is He.
מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן בְּֽכֹהֲנָיו וּשְׁמוּאֵל בְּקֹרְאֵי שְׁמוֹ קֹרִאים אֶל־יְהוָה וְהוּא יַעֲנֵֽם
Moses and Aaron among His priests, And Samuel among them that call upon His name, Did call upon the LORD, and He answered them.
A spelling is not a name. As the Name it is counted 6,827 times in the Tanakh; the written word יהוה stands 6,007 times in the corpus. The difference is the particle. Where a lamed, a bet, a vav or a mem is fused to the front of the Name the text writes one word and not two, and a search for the four letters alone can never return it.
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