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The meaning of יְהֹוָה נִסִּי

Understanding Yᵉhôvâh niççîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

Definition

Jehovah-nissi. - § Jehovah-nissi = "Jehovah is my banner" - Jehovah-Nissi, a symbolical name of an altar in the Desert 1...

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יְהֹוָה נִסִּי

Phoneticyeh-ho-vaw' nis-see'
TransliterationYᵉhôvâh niççîy
Grammar Code
N:N--L
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Jehovah-nissi. - § Jehovah-nissi = "Jehovah is my banner" - Jehovah-Nissi, a symbolical name of an altar in the Desert 1) the name given by Moses to the altar which he built in commemoration of the discomfiture of the Amalekites

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

1 total references
ReferenceText
Exodus 17:15

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

Word: יְהֹוָה נִסִּי (Yᵉhôvâh niççîy)

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Total Occurrences
1x
Most Frequent Book
Exodus
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