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Jehovah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

“He that is

“I am” (Ex. 3:14¹⁴And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. (Exodus 3:14)). The self-existent and eternal one. Hebrew word for God, generally rendered “Lord.” Not pronounced; but Adonai, “Lord,” or Elohim, “God,” substituted (Ex. 6:3³And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them. (Exodus 6:3)). [GOD.]

Concise Bible Dictionary:

See GOD.

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

he is, he was (there are but two tenses in Hebrew, viz., the past, and the future; the latter denoting what is continued even in the present)