the Berasit Hebrew Dictionary

יהוה

Jehovah, Yahweh, and Yhvh redirect to here.

'Ihoh' is the proper name of the legendary “lord” of the hyberi (Hebrew) people.

There is much debate about the “correct” pronunciation of this name. The most common alternatives are “Yahweh” or Jehovah“. This serves as a good example and reminder that frankly we just do not know how the ancient people would have pronounced most of the Hebrew words, and we can only guess at their pronunciation but can at least try to be consistent.

While pronunciation is essentially unknowable, the same is not true of spelling. “Ihoh” is the definitive spelling of name of the central character in the ancient Hebrew texts.

Based on its own internal origin story documented in Exodus 3, this name appears to stem from the root word ahih (אהיה), and essentially means “I am”. This explanation is somewhat dubious though, given the rather substantial spelling differences between ihoh and ahih.

Although commonly misinterpreted to play the role of “the Creator”, Ihoh is conspicuously absent from the first chapter of the book of Genesis.

Ihoh's first appearance is in Genesis chapter 2, but only in a rather offhand reference where he is retroactively credited as one of the Elohim who was involved in the events of chapter one. This narrative will be explored further within the Genesis 2 commentary.

genesis21:33 - planted _ _ studied characteristics characteristics Ihoh to beyond

Ihoh is often described as being one of the alehim, and sometimes described as a semim. In fact, the texts suggests that Ihoh is one character within a type of social structure that is explored further at Semim Hierarchy

One would be hard pressed to deny the statement that Ihoh is the main character of the Hebrew textual corpus. As such, there is abundant textual evidence around his characteristics and nature. One such fact is that Ihoh is a member of the alehim. This is validated by over 250 references linking Ihoh and the Alehim, including eleven instances in Genesis 2, seven in Genesis 3, and many many more which will be examined here.

The first time that Ihoh appears in the text, it is in conjunction with the Alehim, in the second chapter of Genesis. Genesis 2:4 contains the first instance of the word Ihoh, and it occurs within the first instance of the phrase “Ihoh the Alehim”. The phrase appears again in verse 5, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, and 22. In fact, this pattern continues through chapter 3 with 9 more instances. The first 20 times that Ihoh is mentioned, he appears within the very specific phrase - “Ihoh the Alehim”. It is not until chapter 4 that 'Ihoh' appears independently of the phrase.

(OST)isaiah45:21 - Tell and bring forth [your case] Yes let them take counsel together who has declared this from ancient time from then [Who] has told it [Have] not I Yahweh and [there is] no other God besides Me a God just and a Savior [There is] none besides Me

(LIT)isaiah45:21 - tell come also consult together who communicated this east at that time tell not I Ihoh nobody again the Alehim except to pure save nobody else

ezekiel28:2 - Son of man say to the prince of Tyre thus says the Lord GOD because [is] lifted up your heart and you say a god I [am] [in] the seat of gods I sit in the midst of the seas and yet you [are] a man and not a god and Though you set your heart as the heart of a god

jonah4:2 - So he prayed to Yahweh and said Ah Yahweh was not this what I said when still I was in my country of therefore I fled previously to Tarshish for I know that You [are] God a gracious and merciful slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and one who relents from doing harm

2 Chronicles 33:13

Nehemiah 9:7

Psalm 95:3

Psalm 135:5

Proverbs 2:5

Gen 16:13 states ”And she called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her You [are] the God who sees me for she said also here have I seen the back of Him who sees me “

Genesis 17:1 - ”And when was Abram old ninety years and nine years then appeared Yahweh to Abram and said to him I [am] God Almighty walk before Me and be blameless.

The ancient Hebrew people considered Ihoh their “lord”. At least, some of the Hebrew people did, at least some of the time.

Among these references are some that bear relevance to other fascinating themes and concepts that bear further investigation:

1. the territory of Ihoh the Alehim: Psalm 50:1, Psalms 97:9, Hosea 4:1
2. “improving the Sethites” - Psalms 73:28
3. Jonah 4:6, Zechariah 8:23

LexID 3068

(also 3069, 3070-3074)