Hebrew · H3068, H905 · unreviewed

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 word meaning "(the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God".

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Meaning

(the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
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