Bible Verses About "What Does Jehovah Mean"
Jehovah is an English rendering of the Hebrew personal name of God (YHWH) — the self-existent 'I AM' revealed to Moses.
Jehovah is an English rendering of the Hebrew personal name of God (YHWH) — the self-existent 'I AM' revealed to Moses.
"And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them." — Exodus 6:3 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "What Does Jehovah Mean?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them."
"And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you."
"That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth."
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