LORD

Hebrew definitions in Old Testament

The following words for “Lord” are used throughout Old Testament. In many of the books of the prophets an author will refer to one individual as “lord” and then turn around and address another as “Lord”.  There are two DISTINCT individuals present and it is IMPORTANT to the reader to understand who it is that is making the statements.

Examples for each word will be cited using all the occasions the word “lord” is used in the book of Genesis as examples.

The format below is the Strong’s Concordance #: followed by the Hebrew/Chaldean word (symbols on vowels left off), followed by definitions.

113 Adown – sovereign (meaning to rule) – can be human or divine – lord, master, owner

Genesis references:

18:12 – Sarah addressing Abraham as lord of the house

19:18 – Lot calls “angels” who delivered them from city

23:6,11,15 – reference to Abraham

24:18 – Rebekah calls Abraham’s servant

31:35 – Rachel addressing her father

32:4-33:15 – Jacob referring to Esau

39:16 - Potiphar over Joseph

40-47 – Joseph called by his brothers in Egypt

1376 Ge biyr – a master, lord as in being stronger or more prevailing

Genesis 27:29;37 Esau blessing Jacob – making him master over his brethren

136 Adonay – an emphatic form of 113 – the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) – my Lord

Genesis 15:2; 15:8; 18:3; 18:27; 18:30-32; 20:4;

3068 Ye hovah – self-existent or Eternal; Jewish national name of God, the Lord

Used in all of Genesis for “Lord” God with the exceptions as listed above.

3050 Yahh – constructed from 3068 and meaning the same.  “The sacred name”

Not found used until the book of Psalms 77:11; 89:8; 94:7; 94:12; etc

OTHER HEBREW WORDS FOR LORD

430 Elohiym – gods, used of the supreme God, can be used by deference to magistrates, angels, someone or something exceedingly mighty and great

3069 Ye hovih – God - variation on 3068 (used after 136 and pronounced by Jews as 430, in order to prevent repetition of the same sound, since they elsewhere pronounce 3068 as 136).