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Strong's Lexicon
Yhvh Shammah: "The LORD is there"

Original Word: יְהוָֹה שָׁמָּה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Yhovah shammah
Pronunciation: yeh-ho-VAH' SHAM-mah
Phonetic Spelling: (yeh-ho-vaw' shawm'-maw)
Definition: "The LORD is there"
Meaning: Jehovah-Shammah

Word Origin: A combination of יְהוָה (YHWH, the personal name of God) and שָׁמָּה (shammah, meaning "there").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2962 (Κύριος, Kyrios): Often used in the Septuagint and New Testament to translate YHWH, meaning "Lord."

- G1563 (ἐκεῖ, ekei): Meaning "there," used to denote location or presence.

Usage: Yhvh Shammah is a name for God that signifies His presence. It is used to describe the future state of Jerusalem, indicating that God's presence will dwell there permanently. This name emphasizes the assurance of God's abiding presence with His people.

Cultural and Historical Background: The name Yhvh Shammah appears in the context of Ezekiel's vision of the new temple and the restored city of Jerusalem. This vision was given during the Babylonian exile, a time when the Israelites were longing for the restoration of their homeland and the return of God's presence among them. The name reflects the hope and promise of divine restoration and communion with God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
see Yhvh and sham.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Jehovah-shammah

From Yhovah and sham with directive enclitic; Jehovah (is) thither; Jehovah-Shammah, a symbolic title of Jerusalem -- Jehovah-shammah.

see HEBREW Yhovah

see HEBREW sham

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