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.

Proverbs 20:24משלי כ:כד

מֵיהוָה מִצְעֲדֵי־גָבֶר וְאָדָם מַה־יָּבִין דַּרְכּֽוֹ

A man’s goings are of the LORD; how then can man look to his way?

Proverbs 20:27משלי כ:כז

נֵר יְהוָה נִשְׁמַת אָדָם חֹפֵשׂ כָּל־חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן

The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inward parts.

Proverbs 21:1משלי כא:א

פַּלְגֵי־מַיִם לֶב־מֶלֶךְ בְּיַד־יְהוָה עַֽל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר יַחְפֹּץ יַטֶּֽנּוּ

The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever He will.

Proverbs 21:2משלי כא:ב

כָּֽל־דֶּרֶךְ־אִישׁ יָשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו וְתֹכֵן לִבּוֹת יְהוָֽה

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But the LORD weigheth the hearts.

Proverbs 21:3משלי כא:ג

עֲשֹׂה צְדָקָה וּמִשְׁפָּט נִבְחָר לַיהוָה מִזָּֽבַח

To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

Proverbs 21:30משלי כא:ל

אֵין חָכְמָה וְאֵין תְּבוּנָה וְאֵין עֵצָה לְנֶגֶד יְהוָֽה

There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against the LORD.

Proverbs 21:31משלי כא:לא

סוּס מוּכָן לְיוֹם מִלְחָמָה וְלַֽיהוָה הַתְּשׁוּעָֽה

The horse is prepared against the day of battle; But victory is of the LORD.

Proverbs 22:2משלי כב:ב

עָשִׁיר וָרָשׁ נִפְגָּשׁוּ עֹשֵׂה כֻלָּם יְהוָֽה

The rich and the poor meet together— The LORD is the maker of them all.

Proverbs 22:4משלי כב:ד

עֵקֶב עֲנָוָה יִרְאַת יְהוָה עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד וְחַיִּֽים

The reward of humility is the fear of the LORD, Even riches, and honour, and life.

Proverbs 22:12משלי כב:יב

עֵינֵי יְהוָה נָצְרוּ דָעַת וַיְסַלֵּף דִּבְרֵי בֹגֵֽד

The eyes of the LORD preserve him that hath knowledge, But He overthroweth the words of the faithless man.

Proverbs 22:14משלי כב:יד

שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה פִּי זָרוֹת זְעוּם יְהוָה יפול־שָֽׁם

The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: He that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.

Proverbs 22:19משלי כב:יט

לִהְיוֹת בַּיהוָה מִבְטַחֶךָ הוֹדַעְתִּיךָ הַיּוֹם אַף־אָֽתָּה

That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.

Proverbs 22:23משלי כב:כג

כִּֽי־יְהוָה יָרִיב רִיבָם וְקָבַע אֶת־קֹבְעֵיהֶם נָֽפֶשׁ

For the LORD will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.

Proverbs 23:17משלי כג:יז

אַל־יְקַנֵּא לִבְּךָ בַּֽחַטָּאִים כִּי אִם־בְּיִרְאַת־יְהוָה כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם

Let not thy heart envy sinners, But be in the fear of the LORD all the day;

Proverbs 24:18משלי כד:יח

פֶּן־יִרְאֶה יְהוָה וְרַע בְּעֵינָיו וְהֵשִׁיב מֵעָלָיו אַפּֽוֹ

Lest the LORD see it, and it displease Him, And He turn away His wrath from him.

Proverbs 24:21משלי כד:כא

יְרָֽא־אֶת־יְהוָה בְּנִי וָמֶלֶךְ עִם־שׁוֹנִים אַל־תִּתְעָרָֽב

My son, fear thou the LORD and the king, And meddle not with them that are given to change;

Proverbs 25:22משלי כה:כב

כִּי גֶֽחָלִים אַתָּה חֹתֶה עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ וַֽיהוָה יְשַׁלֶּם־לָֽךְ

For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And the LORD will reward thee.

Proverbs 28:5משלי כח:ה

אַנְשֵׁי־רָע לֹא־יָבִינוּ מִשְׁפָּט וּמְבַקְשֵׁי יְהוָה יָבִינוּ כֹֽל

Evil men understand not justice; But they that seek the LORD understand all things.

Proverbs 28:25משלי כח:כה

רְחַב־נֶפֶשׁ יְגָרֶה מָדוֹן וּבוֹטֵחַ עַל־יְהוָה יְדֻשָּֽׁן

He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; But he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be abundantly gratified.

Proverbs 29:13משלי כט:יג

רָשׁ וְאִישׁ תְּכָכִים נִפְגָּשׁוּ מֵאִיר־עֵינֵי שְׁנֵיהֶם יְהוָֽה

The poor man and the oppressor meet together; The LORD giveth light to the eyes of them both.

Proverbs 29:25משלי כט:כה

חֶרְדַּת אָדָם יִתֵּן מוֹקֵשׁ וּבוֹטֵחַ בַּיהוָה יְשֻׂגָּֽב

The fear of man bringeth a snare; but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be set up on high.

Proverbs 29:26משלי כט:כו

רַבִּים מְבַקְשִׁים פְּנֵי־מוֹשֵׁל וּמֵיְהוָה מִשְׁפַּט־אִֽישׁ

Many seek the ruler’s favour; but a man’s judgment cometh from the LORD.

Proverbs 30:9משלי ל:ט

פֶּן אֶשְׂבַּע וְכִחַשְׁתִּי וְאָמַרְתִּי מִי יְהוָה וּפֶֽן־אִוָּרֵשׁ וְגָנַבְתִּי וְתָפַשְׂתִּי שֵׁם אֱלֹהָֽי

Lest I be full, and deny, and say: ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or lest I be poor, and steal, And profane the name of my God.

Proverbs 31:30משלי לא:ל

שֶׁקֶר הַחֵן וְהֶבֶל הַיֹּפִי אִשָּׁה יִרְאַת־יְהוָה הִיא תִתְהַלָּֽל

Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; But a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

Job 1:6איוב א:ו

וַיְהִי הַיּוֹם וַיָּבֹאוּ בְּנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים לְהִתְיַצֵּב עַל־יְהוָה וַיָּבוֹא גַֽם־הַשָּׂטָן בְּתוֹכָֽם

Now it fell upon a day, that the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.

Job 1:7איוב א:ז

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־הַשָּׂטָן מֵאַיִן תָּבֹא וַיַּעַן הַשָּׂטָן אֶת־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַר מִשּׁוּט בָּאָרֶץ וּמֵֽהִתְהַלֵּךְ בָּֽהּ

And the LORD said unto Satan: ‘Whence comest thou?’ Then Satan answered the LORD, and said: ‘From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.’

Job 1:7איוב א:ז

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־הַשָּׂטָן מֵאַיִן תָּבֹא וַיַּעַן הַשָּׂטָן אֶת־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַר מִשּׁוּט בָּאָרֶץ וּמֵֽהִתְהַלֵּךְ בָּֽהּ

And the LORD said unto Satan: ‘Whence comest thou?’ Then Satan answered the LORD, and said: ‘From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.’

Job 1:8איוב א:ח

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־הַשָּׂטָן הֲשַׂמְתָּ לִבְּךָ עַל־עַבְדִּי אִיּוֹב כִּי אֵין כָּמֹהוּ בָּאָרֶץ אִישׁ תָּם וְיָשָׁר יְרֵא אֱלֹהִים וְסָר מֵרָֽע

And the LORD said unto Satan: ‘Hast thou considered My servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a whole-hearted and an upright man, one that feareth God, and shunneth evil?’

Job 1:9איוב א:ט

וַיַּעַן הַשָּׂטָן אֶת־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַר הַֽחִנָּם יָרֵא אִיּוֹב אֱלֹהִֽים

Then Satan answered the LORD, and said: ‘Doth Job fear God for nought?

Job 1:12איוב א:יב

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־הַשָּׂטָן הִנֵּה כָל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ בְּיָדֶךָ רַק אֵלָיו אַל־תִּשְׁלַח יָדֶךָ וַיֵּצֵא הַשָּׂטָן מֵעִם פְּנֵי יְהוָֽה

And the LORD said unto Satan: ‘Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand.’ So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.

Job 1:12איוב א:יב

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־הַשָּׂטָן הִנֵּה כָל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ בְּיָדֶךָ רַק אֵלָיו אַל־תִּשְׁלַח יָדֶךָ וַיֵּצֵא הַשָּׂטָן מֵעִם פְּנֵי יְהוָֽה

And the LORD said unto Satan: ‘Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand.’ So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.

Job 1:21איוב א:כא

וַיֹּאמֶר עָרֹם יצתי מִבֶּטֶן אִמִּי וְעָרֹם אָשׁוּב שָׁמָה יְהוָה נָתַן וַיהוָה לָקָח יְהִי שֵׁם יְהוָה מְבֹרָֽךְ

And he said; Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return thither; The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; Blessed be the name of the LORD.

Job 1:21איוב א:כא

וַיֹּאמֶר עָרֹם יצתי מִבֶּטֶן אִמִּי וְעָרֹם אָשׁוּב שָׁמָה יְהוָה נָתַן וַיהוָה לָקָח יְהִי שֵׁם יְהוָה מְבֹרָֽךְ

And he said; Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return thither; The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; Blessed be the name of the LORD.

Job 1:21איוב א:כא

וַיֹּאמֶר עָרֹם יצתי מִבֶּטֶן אִמִּי וְעָרֹם אָשׁוּב שָׁמָה יְהוָה נָתַן וַיהוָה לָקָח יְהִי שֵׁם יְהוָה מְבֹרָֽךְ

And he said; Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return thither; The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; Blessed be the name of the LORD.

Job 2:1איוב ב:א

וַיְהִי הַיּוֹם וַיָּבֹאוּ בְּנֵי הָֽאֱלֹהִים לְהִתְיַצֵּב עַל־יְהוָה וַיָּבוֹא גַֽם־הַשָּׂטָן בְּתֹכָם לְהִתְיַצֵּב עַל־יְהוָֽה

Again it fell upon a day, that the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.

Job 2:1איוב ב:א

וַיְהִי הַיּוֹם וַיָּבֹאוּ בְּנֵי הָֽאֱלֹהִים לְהִתְיַצֵּב עַל־יְהוָה וַיָּבוֹא גַֽם־הַשָּׂטָן בְּתֹכָם לְהִתְיַצֵּב עַל־יְהוָֽה

Again it fell upon a day, that the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.

Job 2:2איוב ב:ב

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־הַשָּׂטָן אֵי מִזֶּה תָּבֹא וַיַּעַן הַשָּׂטָן אֶת־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַר מִשֻּׁט בָּאָרֶץ וּמֵהִתְהַלֵּךְ בָּֽהּ

And the LORD said unto Satan: ‘From whence comest thou?’ And Satan answered the LORD, and said: ‘From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.’

Job 2:2איוב ב:ב

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־הַשָּׂטָן אֵי מִזֶּה תָּבֹא וַיַּעַן הַשָּׂטָן אֶת־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַר מִשֻּׁט בָּאָרֶץ וּמֵהִתְהַלֵּךְ בָּֽהּ

And the LORD said unto Satan: ‘From whence comest thou?’ And Satan answered the LORD, and said: ‘From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.’

Job 2:3איוב ב:ג

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־הַשָּׂטָן הֲשַׂמְתָּ לִבְּךָ אֶל־עַבְדִּי אִיּוֹב כִּי אֵין כָּמֹהוּ בָּאָרֶץ אִישׁ תָּם וְיָשָׁר יְרֵא אֱלֹהִים וְסָר מֵרָע וְעֹדֶנּוּ מַחֲזִיק בְּתֻמָּתוֹ וַתְּסִיתֵנִי בוֹ לְבַלְּעוֹ חִנָּֽם

And the LORD said unto Satan: ‘Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a whole-hearted and an upright man, one that feareth God, and shunneth evil? and he still holdeth fast his integrity, although thou didst move Me against him, to destroy him without cause.’

Job 2:4איוב ב:ד

וַיַּעַן הַשָּׂטָן אֶת־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַר עוֹר בְּעַד־עוֹר וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר לָאִישׁ יִתֵּן בְּעַד נַפְשֽׁוֹ

And Satan answered the LORD, and said: ‘Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

Job 2:6איוב ב:ו

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־הַשָּׂטָן הִנּוֹ בְיָדֶךָ אַךְ אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ שְׁמֹֽר

And the LORD said unto Satan: ‘Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.’

Job 2:7איוב ב:ז

וַיֵּצֵא הַשָּׂטָן מֵאֵת פְּנֵי יְהוָה וַיַּךְ אֶת־אִיּוֹב בִּשְׁחִין רָע מִכַּף רַגְלוֹ עד קָדְקֳדֽוֹ

So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot even unto his crown.

Job 12:9איוב יב:ט

מִי לֹא־יָדַע בְּכָל־אֵלֶּה כִּי יַד־יְהוָה עָשְׂתָה זֹּֽאת

Who knoweth not among all these, That the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?

Job 38:1איוב לח:א

וַיַּֽעַן־יְהוָה אֶת־אִיּוֹב מנ הסערה וַיֹּאמַֽר

Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:

Job 40:1איוב מ:א

וַיַּעַן יְהוָה אֶת־אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר

Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said:

Job 40:3איוב מ:ג

וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב אֶת־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַֽר

Then Job answered the LORD, and said:

Job 40:6איוב מ:ו

וַיַּֽעַן־יְהוָה אֶת־אִיּוֹב מנ סערה וַיֹּאמַֽר

Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:

Job 42:1איוב מב:א

וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב אֶת־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַֽר

Then Job answered the LORD, and said:

Job 42:7איוב מב:ז

וַיְהִי אַחַר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֶל־אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־אֱלִיפַז הַתֵּֽימָנִי חָרָה אַפִּי בְךָ וּבִשְׁנֵי רֵעֶיךָ כִּי לֹא דִבַּרְתֶּם אֵלַי נְכוֹנָה כְּעַבְדִּי אִיּֽוֹב

And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite: ‘My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends; for ye have not spoken of Me the thing that is right, as My servant Job hath.

Job 42:7איוב מב:ז

וַיְהִי אַחַר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֶל־אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־אֱלִיפַז הַתֵּֽימָנִי חָרָה אַפִּי בְךָ וּבִשְׁנֵי רֵעֶיךָ כִּי לֹא דִבַּרְתֶּם אֵלַי נְכוֹנָה כְּעַבְדִּי אִיּֽוֹב

And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite: ‘My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends; for ye have not spoken of Me the thing that is right, as My servant Job hath.

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