Jehovah Jireh Meaning: What the Name Means in the Bible
Updated October 22, 2026. Counts from the full KJV and World English Bible text.
Jehovah Jireh (Hebrew יְהוָה יִרְאֶה) means the LORD will see to it; the LORD will provide. Strong's Hebrew dictionary lists it as H3070 (Yhovah yireh). In the King James Version text, Jehovah-jireh appears 1 time in 1 verse.
The first verse in the King James Version text that matches is Genesis 22:14.
What Jehovah Jireh means
Abraham gives this name to the place where God supplied a ram in place of Isaac. Yireh is a form of the verb to see, so the name reads "the LORD will see". Genesis 22:8 explains the sense: "God will provide himself a lamb", where provide is the same verb, to see ahead and supply.
| Hebrew | יְהוָה יִרְאֶה |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | Yahweh Yireh (yĕhōvâ yirʼeh) |
| Literal meaning | the LORD will see to it; the LORD will provide |
| English Bibles print it as | Jehovah-jireh |
| Strong's | H3070 יְהֹוָה יִרְאֶה (Yhovah yireh): Jehovah will see (to it); Jehovah-Jireh, a symbolical name for Mount Moriah |
Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Hebrew dictionary, public domain. Every Hebrew form, transliteration and definition on these pages was read against the matching Strong's entry on Biblehub on 2026-10-22. Verse text is the King James Version and the World English Bible, both public domain.
Where Jehovah Jireh appears in the Bible
The name appears once. The KJV transliterates it as Jehovah-jireh and the World English Bible translates it as Yahweh Will Provide, so the same verse is the only match in each Bible.
| English text searched | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Jehovah-jireh (KJV) or Yahweh Will Provide (WEB) | 11 verse | 11 verse |
All 1 verse (KJV, Jehovah-jireh): Genesis 22:14.
First use of Jehovah Jireh
And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
Abraham called the name of that place Yahweh Will Provide. As it is said to this day, “On Yahweh’s mountain, it will be provided.”
And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
Abraham said, “God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they both went together.
Names related to Jehovah Jireh
- Jehovahיְהוָה: LORD, the personal name of God
- Jehovah Raphaיְהוָה רֹפְאֶךָ: the LORD who heals
- Jehovah Nissiיְהוָה נִסִּי: the LORD is my banner
- Jehovah Shalomיְהוָה שָׁלוֹם: the LORD is peace
See all names: the names of God and their meanings.
Common questions
What does Jehovah Jireh mean?
Jehovah Jireh means "the LORD will see to it", usually put as "the LORD will provide". Strong's glosses H3070 as Jehovah will see (to it).
Where is Jehovah Jireh in the Bible?
Only in Genesis 22:14, where Abraham names the mountain after God provided a ram in place of his son Isaac.
How many times is Jehovah Jireh in the Bible?
Searching the full King James Version text for Jehovah-jireh finds 1 time in 1 verse. The World English Bible has 1 time. English Bibles translate Hebrew names, so a count in English counts the translation, not the Hebrew word.
Sources
Source: H3070 via biblehub.com/hebrew, read 2026-10-22. Hebrew meanings: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Hebrew dictionary, public domain. Verse text: King James Version and World English Bible, public domain. Counts: Bible Says About, 2026-10-22.
Verses on our topic pages: Bible verses about provision, Bible verses about trust, Bible verses about faith. Word counts: God, Lord and Bible names and their meanings.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.