Hebrew · H5892, H3068

עִיר יְהוָה

A city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post ) · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God

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עִיר H5892 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post )

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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 עִיר יְהוָה (ʿîr YHWH) mean in the Bible?

עִיר · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "city of the LORD.".

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H5892, H3068 is connected to 7,616 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. city of the LORD.

Strong's H5892, H3068

Lexical occurrences 7,616 verses

Source Gloss

city of the LORD.

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