What does יְהֹוָה · עָלָה mean in the Bible?
יְהֹוָה · עָלָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "(the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God".
Hebrew · H3068, H5927
כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה הַמַּעֲלֶה אֶתְכֶם
(The) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God · to ascend , intransitively (be high ) or actively ( mount ); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
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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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עָלָה H5927 to ascend , intransitively (be high ) or actively ( mount ); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
Pronunciation ʿālāh
Ascent movement governing sacrifice, offering, and spiritual elevation; foundational to covenantal worship language.
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What does כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה הַמַּעֲלֶה אֶתְכֶם (kî ʾănî YHWH hammaʿăleh ʾeṯḵem) mean in the Bible?
יְהֹוָה · עָלָה 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, H5927?
H3068, H5927 is connected to 7,415 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, H5927
Lexical occurrences 7,415 verses Source Gloss
(the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Word Origins
כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה הַמַּעֲלֶה אֶתְכֶם is built from this root:
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