Divine Names

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.

Divine NameGematria 26×6,827 in the TanakhFirst appearance:

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.

Psalms 116:6תהלים קטז:ו

שֹׁמֵר פְּתָאיִם יְהֹוָה דַּלּוֹתִי וְלִי יְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ

The LORD preserveth the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.

Psalms 116:7תהלים קטז:ז

שׁוּבִי נַפְשִׁי לִמְנוּחָיְכִי כִּֽי־יְהוָה גָּמַל עָלָֽיְכִי

Return, O my soul, unto Thy rest; For the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.

Psalms 116:9תהלים קטז:ט

אֶתְהַלֵּךְ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה בְּאַרְצוֹת הַֽחַיִּֽים

I shall walk before the LORD In the lands of the living.

Psalms 116:12תהלים קטז:יב

מָֽה־אָשִׁיב לַיהוָה כָּֽל־תַּגְמוּלוֹהִי עָלָֽי

How can I repay unto the LORD All His bountiful dealings toward me?

Psalms 116:13תהלים קטז:יג

כּוֹס־יְשׁוּעוֹת אֶשָּׂא וּבְשֵׁם יְהוָה אֶקְרָֽא

I will lift up the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of the LORD.

Psalms 116:14תהלים קטז:יד

נְדָרַי לַיהוָה אֲשַׁלֵּם נֶגְדָה־נָּא לְכָל־עַמּֽוֹ

My vows will I pay unto the LORD, Yea, in the presence of all His people.

Psalms 116:15תהלים קטז:טו

יָקָר בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה הַמָּוְתָה לַחֲסִידָֽיו

Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His saints.

Psalms 116:16תהלים קטז:טז

אָֽנָּה יְהוָה כִּֽי־אֲנִי עַבְדֶּךָ אֲֽנִי־עַבְדְּךָ בֶּן־אֲמָתֶךָ פִּתַּחְתָּ לְמוֹסֵרָֽי

I beseech Thee, O LORD, for I am Thy servant; I am Thy servant, the son of Thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bands.

Psalms 116:17תהלים קטז:יז

לְֽךָ־אֶזְבַּח זֶבַח תּוֹדָה וּבְשֵׁם יְהוָה אֶקְרָֽא

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the LORD.

Psalms 116:18תהלים קטז:יח

נְדָרַי לַיהוָה אֲשַׁלֵּם נֶגְדָה־נָּא לְכָל־עַמּֽוֹ

I will pay my vows unto the LORD, Yea, in the presence of all His people;

Psalms 116:19תהלים קטז:יט

בְּחַצְרוֹת בֵּית יְהוָה בְּֽתוֹכֵכִי יְֽרוּשָׁלִָם הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ

In the courts of the LORD’S house, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah.

Psalms 117:1תהלים קיז:א

הַֽלְלוּ אֶת־יְהוָה כָּל־גּוֹיִם שַׁבְּחוּהוּ כָּל־הָאֻמִּֽים

O praise the LORD, all ye nations; Laud Him, all ye peoples.

Psalms 117:2תהלים קיז:ב

כִּי גָבַר עָלֵינוּ חַסְדּוֹ וֶֽאֱמֶת־יְהוָה לְעוֹלָם הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ

For His mercy is great toward us; And the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Hallelujah.

Psalms 118:1תהלים קיח:א

הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה כִּי־טוֹב כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּֽוֹ

'O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good, For His mercy endureth for ever.

Psalms 118:4תהלים קיח:ד

יֹֽאמְרוּ־נָא יִרְאֵי יְהוָה כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּֽוֹ

So let them now that fear the LORD say, For His mercy endureth for ever.

Psalms 118:6תהלים קיח:ו

יְהוָה לִי לֹא אִירָא מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂה לִי אָדָֽם

The LORD is for me; I will not fear; What can man do unto me?

Psalms 118:7תהלים קיח:ז

יְהוָה לִי בְּעֹזְרָי וַאֲנִי אֶרְאֶה בְשֹׂנְאָֽי

The LORD is for me as my helper; And I shall gaze upon them that hate me.

Psalms 118:8תהלים קיח:ח

טוֹב לַחֲסוֹת בַּיהוָה מִבְּטֹחַ בָּאָדָֽם

It is better to take refuge in the LORD Than to trust in man.

Psalms 118:9תהלים קיח:ט

טוֹב לַחֲסוֹת בַּיהוָה מִבְּטֹחַ בִּנְדִיבִֽים

It is better to take refuge in the LORD Than to trust in princes.

Psalms 118:10תהלים קיח:י

כָּל־גּוֹיִם סְבָבוּנִי בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה כִּי אֲמִילַֽם

All nations compass me about; Verily, in the name of the LORD I will cut them off.

Psalms 118:11תהלים קיח:יא

סַבּוּנִי גַם־סְבָבוּנִי בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה כִּי אֲמִילַֽם

They compass me about, yea, they compass me about; Verily, in the name of the LORD I will cut them off.

Psalms 118:12תהלים קיח:יב

סַבּוּנִי כִדְבוֹרִים דֹּעֲכוּ כְּאֵשׁ קוֹצִים בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה כִּי אֲמִילַֽם

They compass me about like bees; They are quenched as the fire of thorns; Verily, in the name of the LORD I will cut them off.

Psalms 118:13תהלים קיח:יג

דַּחֹה דְחִיתַנִי לִנְפֹּל וַיהוָה עֲזָרָֽנִי

Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall; But the LORD helped me.

Psalms 118:15תהלים קיח:טו

קוֹל רִנָּה וִֽישׁוּעָה בְּאָהֳלֵי צַדִּיקִים יְמִין יְהוָה עֹשָׂה חָֽיִל

The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.

Psalms 118:16תהלים קיח:טז

יְמִין יְהוָה רוֹמֵמָה יְמִין יְהוָה עֹשָׂה חָֽיִל

The right hand of the LORD is exalted; The right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.

Psalms 118:16תהלים קיח:טז

יְמִין יְהוָה רוֹמֵמָה יְמִין יְהוָה עֹשָׂה חָֽיִל

The right hand of the LORD is exalted; The right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.

Psalms 118:20תהלים קיח:כ

זֶֽה־הַשַּׁעַר לַיהוָה צַדִּיקִים יָבֹאוּ בֽוֹ

This is the gate of the LORD; The righteous shall enter into it.

Psalms 118:23תהלים קיח:כג

מֵאֵת יְהוָה הָיְתָה זֹּאת הִיא נִפְלָאת בְּעֵינֵֽינוּ

This is the LORD’S doing; It is marvellous in our eyes.

Psalms 118:24תהלים קיח:כד

זֶה־הַיּוֹם עָשָׂה יְהוָה נָגִילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָה בֽוֹ

This is the day which the LORD hath made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalms 118:25תהלים קיח:כה

אָנָּא יְהוָה הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא אָֽנָּא יְהוָה הַצְלִיחָה נָּֽא

We beseech Thee, O LORD, save now! We beseech Thee, O LORD, make us now to prosper!

Psalms 118:25תהלים קיח:כה

אָנָּא יְהוָה הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא אָֽנָּא יְהוָה הַצְלִיחָה נָּֽא

We beseech Thee, O LORD, save now! We beseech Thee, O LORD, make us now to prosper!

Psalms 118:26תהלים קיח:כו

בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה בֵּרַֽכְנוּכֶם מִבֵּית יְהוָֽה

Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD; We bless you out of the house of the LORD.

Psalms 118:26תהלים קיח:כו

בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה בֵּרַֽכְנוּכֶם מִבֵּית יְהוָֽה

Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD; We bless you out of the house of the LORD.

Psalms 118:27תהלים קיח:כז

אֵל יְהוָה וַיָּאֶר לָנוּ אִסְרוּ־חַג בַּעֲבֹתִים עַד־קַרְנוֹת הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ

The LORD is God, and hath given us light; Order the festival procession with boughs, even unto the horns of the altar.

Psalms 118:29תהלים קיח:כט

הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה כִּי־טוֹב כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּֽוֹ

O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good, For His mercy endureth for ever.

Psalms 119:1תהלים קיט:א

אַשְׁרֵי תְמִֽימֵי־דָרֶךְ הַֽהֹלְכִים בְּתוֹרַת יְהוָֽה

ALEPH. Happy are they that are upright in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.

Psalms 119:31תהלים קיט:לא

דָּבַקְתִּי בְעֵֽדְוֺתֶיךָ יְהוָה אַל־תְּבִישֵֽׁנִי

I cleave unto Thy testimonies; O LORD, put me not to shame.

Psalms 119:33תהלים קיט:לג

הוֹרֵנִי יְהוָה דֶּרֶךְ חֻקֶּיךָ וְאֶצְּרֶנָּה עֵֽקֶב

HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of Thy statutes; And I will keep it at every step.

Psalms 119:41תהלים קיט:מא

וִֽיבֹאֻנִי חֲסָדֶךָ יְהוָה תְּשֽׁוּעָתְךָ כְּאִמְרָתֶֽךָ

VAV. Let Thy mercies also come unto me, O LORD, even Thy salvation, according to Thy word;

Psalms 119:52תהלים קיט:נב

זָכַרְתִּי מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ מֵעוֹלָם יְהוָה וָֽאֶתְנֶחָֽם

I have remembered Thine ordinances which are of old, O LORD, and have comforted myself. .

Psalms 119:55תהלים קיט:נה

זָכַרְתִּי בַלַּיְלָה שִׁמְךָ יְהוָה וָֽאֶשְׁמְרָה תּוֹרָתֶֽךָ

I have remembered Thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have observed Thy law.

Psalms 119:57תהלים קיט:נז

חֶלְקִי יְהוָה אָמַרְתִּי לִשְׁמֹר דְּבָרֶֽיךָ

HETH. My portion is the LORD, I have said that I would observe Thy words.

Psalms 119:64תהלים קיט:סד

חַסְדְּךָ יְהוָה מָלְאָה הָאָרֶץ חֻקֶּיךָ לַמְּדֵֽנִי

The earth, O LORD, is full of Thy mercy; teach me Thy statutes.

Psalms 119:65תהלים קיט:סה

טוֹב עָשִׂיתָ עִֽם־עַבְדְּךָ יְהוָה כִּדְבָרֶֽךָ

TETH. Thou hast dealt well with Thy servant, O LORD, according unto Thy word.

Psalms 119:75תהלים קיט:עה

יָדַעְתִּי יְהוָה כִּי־צֶדֶק מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ וֶאֱמוּנָה עִנִּיתָֽנִי

I know, O LORD, that Thy judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me. .

Psalms 119:107תהלים קיט:קז

נַעֲנֵיתִי עַד־מְאֹד יְהוָה חַיֵּנִי כִדְבָרֶֽךָ

I am afflicted very much; Quicken me, O LORD, according unto Thy word.

Psalms 119:108תהלים קיט:קח

נִדְבוֹת פִּי רְצֵה־נָא יְהוָה וּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ לַמְּדֵֽנִי

Accept, I beseech Thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O LORD, And teach me Thine ordinances.

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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