What does יְהֹוָה · בַּד mean in the Bible?
יְהֹוָה · בַּד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "(the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God".
Hebrew · H3068, H905
לַיהוָה לְבַדּוֹ
(The) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God · properly, separation ; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart , only , besides
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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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בַּד H905 properly, separation ; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart , only , besides
Pronunciation bad
Root meaning of separation extending to isolated units: limbs, branches, bars—hence "alone" or "only
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What does לַיהוָה לְבַדּוֹ (laYHWH levado) mean in the Bible?
יְהֹוָה · בַּד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "(the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3068, H905?
H3068, H905 is connected to 6,723 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Strong's H3068, H905
Lexical occurrences 6,723 verses Source Gloss
(the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Word Origins
לַיהוָה לְבַדּוֹ is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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