What does אֲדֹנָי · יְהֹוָה · צָבָא mean in the Bible?
אֲדֹנָי · יְהֹוָה · צָבָא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Lord GOD of hosts / Lord, LORD Almighty".
Hebrew · H136, H3068, H6635
אֲדֹנָי יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת
The Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God · a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army ); by implication, a campaign , literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship , worship )
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אֲדֹנָי H136 the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
Pronunciation ʾădōnāy
Reverent substitution for YHWH in speech and reading, marking covenantal authority and personal devotion to God.
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יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Pronunciation YHWH
God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel
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צָבָא H6635 a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army ); by implication, a campaign , literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship , worship )
Pronunciation ṣəḇā’ôṯ
Organized multitude—military, celestial, or cultic—emphasizing collective mobilization and service under authority.
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What does אֲדֹנָי יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת (ʾăḏōnāy YHWH ṣĕḇāʾôṯ) mean in the Bible?
אֲדֹנָי · יְהֹוָה · צָבָא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Lord GOD of hosts / Lord, LORD Almighty".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H136, H3068, H6635?
H136, H3068, H6635 is connected to 7,453 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Lord GOD of hosts / Lord, LORD Almighty
Strong's H136, H3068, H6635
Lexical occurrences 7,453 verses Source Gloss
Lord GOD of hosts / Lord, LORD Almighty
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֲדֹנָי יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain