יְהֹוָה יִרְאֶה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄
Yahweh Yireh
H3070
SILEX Entry
Definition
A theophoric phrase meaning 'YHWH will see' or 'YHWH will provide'; used as a symbolic placename referring to the site on Mount Moriah where, according to the narrative of Genesis 22, Abraham declared that 'on the mountain YHWH will be seen/provided.' The core sense is that YHWH discerns, foresees, or attends to a need, often in the sense of providing what is required.
Semantic Range
YHWH will see, YHWH will provide, YHWH will attend to, divine provision, divine foresight, commemorative placename referring to an instance of divine intervention
Root / Etymology
Compound expression from the Tetragrammaton (יְהֹוָה, YHWH) + the imperfect Qal form of the verb רָאָה (to see). The verb here can carry the nuance of 'see to,' i.e., 'provide,' as in the phrase יראה לו (see to it for him/his need). Thus, יְהֹוָה יִרְאֶה is best understood as 'YHWH sees [to it]' or '[will] provide.'
Historical & Contextual Notes
יְהֹוָה יִרְאֶה appears in Genesis 22:14 in the context of Abraham's test with Isaac, where he names the site thus, signifying either that YHWH 'sees' or 'provides.' The underlying concept is not of simple visual perception, but of divine attentiveness and provision. Later Jewish, Christian, and English traditions have often rendered the phrase as 'the LORD will provide,' but this imports a nuance into the original term: the Hebrew is more literally 'YHWH will see' (with 'to it' understood from context). The term functions as a commemorative placename, representing key theological affirmations of the narrative period. In Genesis, it is linked specifically with the site of a sacrificial encounter. As a theophoric placename (place named for or about a deity), it is unique in the Hebrew Bible and does not become a recurring toponym.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
xlit yireh corrected to yirʼeh; from יְהֹוָה and רָאָה; Jehovah will see (to it); Jehovah-Jireh, a symbolical name for Mount Moriah; Jehovah-jireh.
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