What does הַר · יְהֹוָה mean in the Bible?
הַר · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the LORD's holy mountain, the place of covenant worship".
Hebrew · H2022, H3068
הַר־יְהוָה
A mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
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הַר H2022 a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
Pronunciation har
Physical elevation that serves as a sacred or significant space; metaphorically denotes exaltation and divine encounter.
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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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What does הַר־יְהוָה (har-YHWH) mean in the Bible?
הַר · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the LORD's holy mountain, the place of covenant worship".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2022, H3068?
H2022, H3068 is connected to 7,068 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. the LORD's holy mountain, the place of covenant worship
Strong's H2022, H3068
Lexical occurrences 7,068 verses Source Gloss
the LORD's holy mountain, the place of covenant worship
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הַר־יְהוָה is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
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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