Genesis 49:18

Hebrew
לִֽישׁוּעָתְךָ֖ קִוִּ֥יתִי יְהוָֽהplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
ESV
I wait for your salvation, O LORD.
NIV
“I look for your deliverance, O LORD.
NLT
I trust in you for salvation, O LORD!
LXX
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greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
σωτηρίαν περιμένω κυρίου
KJV
I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.

Genesis 49:17 ← Genesis 49:18 → Genesis 49:19

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