The Name — YHWH in the Hebrew Bible
The Name — the Tetragrammaton YHWH — is the personal name of God in the Hebrew Bible, appearing about 6,800 times, more than any other name or title. This study lists every occurrence in the original Hebrew, book by book, by Strong's number H3068. The titles God, Lord, and Almighty are shown separately. No translation or pronunciation is supplied.
The Name — the Tetragrammaton יְהֹוָה (YHWH, Strong’s H3068) — is the personal name of God in the Hebrew Bible. This study lists every verse in which it appears, in the original Hebrew, book by book. Only the Name itself is shown, not the titles God, Lord, or Almighty.
How often does the name YHWH appear?
It appears 6,521 times across 5,522 verses in 36 books — more than any other name or title of God.
The name YHWH by book
| Book | Verses with the Name |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 141 |
| Exodus | 341 |
| Leviticus | 281 |
| Numbers | 350 |
| Deuteronomy | 438 |
| Joshua | 169 |
| Judges | 137 |
| Ruth | 15 |
| 1 Samuel | 240 |
| 2 Samuel | 124 |
| 1 Kings | 209 |
| 2 Kings | 227 |
| 1 Chronicles | 144 |
| 2 Chronicles | 307 |
| Ezra | 28 |
| Nehemiah | 15 |
| Job | 23 |
| Psalms | 627 |
| Proverbs | 87 |
| Isaiah | 372 |
| Jeremiah | 614 |
| Lamentations | 32 |
| Ezekiel | 200 |
| Daniel | 7 |
| Hosea | 39 |
| Joel | 26 |
| Amos | 56 |
| Obadiah | 6 |
| Jonah | 21 |
| Micah | 35 |
| Nahum | 10 |
| Habakkuk | 10 |
| Zephaniah | 27 |
| Haggai | 24 |
| Zechariah | 102 |
| Malachi | 38 |