Jehovah Shammah Meaning: What the Name Means in the Bible
Updated October 22, 2026. Counts from the full KJV and World English Bible text.
Jehovah Shammah (Hebrew יְהוָה שָׁמָּה) means the LORD is there. Strong's Hebrew dictionary lists it as H3074 (Yhovah shammah). In the King James Version text, the LORD is there appears 1 time in 1 verse.
The first verse in the King James Version text that matches is Ezekiel 48:35.
What Jehovah Shammah means
Jehovah Shammah is the name Ezekiel gives to the restored city in the last verse of his book. Shammah is the Hebrew for "there", so the name answers the vision that began with God's glory leaving the temple: the city's name is that he is back.
| Hebrew | יְהוָה שָׁמָּה |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | Yahweh Shammah (yĕhōvâ šāmmâ) |
| Literal meaning | the LORD is there |
| English Bibles print it as | The LORD is there |
| Strong's | H3074 יְהֹוָה שָׁמָּה (Yhovah shammah): Jehovah (is) thither; Jehovah-Shammah, a symbolic title of Jerusalem |
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 Shammah appears in the Bible
The Hebrew name is not transliterated in either Bible. Both translate it as a sentence, so this page counts that sentence.
| English text searched | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| the LORD is there (KJV) or Yahweh is there (WEB) | 11 verse | 11 verse |
All 1 verse (KJV, the LORD is there): Ezekiel 48:35.
First use of Jehovah Shammah
It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.
“It shall be eighteen thousand reeds around: and the name of the city from that day shall be, ‘Yahweh is there.’
Names related to Jehovah Shammah
- Jehovahיְהוָה: LORD, the personal name of God
- Jehovah Tsidkenuיְהוָה צִדְקֵנוּ: the LORD our righteousness
- Jehovah Shalomיְהוָה שָׁלוֹם: the LORD is peace
- El Roiאֵל רֳאִי: the God who sees me
See all names: the names of God and their meanings.
Common questions
What does Jehovah Shammah mean?
Jehovah Shammah means "the LORD is there". Strong's glosses H3074 as Jehovah (is) thither, and the verse renders it "The LORD is there".
Where is Jehovah Shammah in the Bible?
Ezekiel 48:35, the closing verse of the book, gives it as the name of the city.
How many times is Jehovah Shammah in the Bible?
Searching the full King James Version text for the LORD is there 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: H3074 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.
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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.