Strong H3071יְהֹוָה נִסִּי

YHWH/Jehovah-nissi

Transliteration: yehôvâh nissîy
Pronunciation: yeh-ho-vaw' nis-see'
Morphology: Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

From H3068 and H5251 with pronominal suffix.;
Jehovah (is) my banner;
{Jehovah-Nissi} a symbolical name of an altar in the Desert: - Jehovah-nissi.

Meaning of the name

Jehovah-nissi = "Jehovah is my banner"

Detailed definition

Jehovah-nissi = "Jehovah is my banner"
the name given by Moses to the altar which he built in commemoration of the discomfiture of the Amalekites

In the Bible

Strong H3071 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

jehovah1

First verses

Exodus 17:15
And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it JEHOVAH–nissi:

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Occurrences by book

Exodus1

Related words

Word family

נֵסBannerH5251G
יְהֹוָהLORDH3068G