Is Jehovah Jireh a name of God?

It is the name Abraham gave to the place of sacrifice, and it has become a way of speaking of God as the one who provides. The Bible does not use it as a title in prayer, but it describes something God is.

What does “the Lord will provide” mean?

That God sees the need before we do and takes care of it. In Genesis 22 the provision is the ram that takes Isaac's place on the altar.

Hebrew word · Strong H3070

What does Jehovah Jireh mean?

Jehovah Jireh means “the LORD will provide” — literally “the LORD will see”. It is the name Abraham gives to the mountain where God provided a ram in Isaac's place: “And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh” (Genesis 22:14).

יְהֹוָה יִרְאֶה

Yᵉhôvâh yirʼeh · transliteration · yeh-ho-vaw' yir-eh' · pronunciation

In Strong’s lexicon: Jehovah-Jireh, a symbolical name for Mount Moriah
In the King James: Jehovahjireh1
Appears in: 1 verse

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The meaning of Jehovah Jireh in the Bible

Jireh comes from the verb ra'ah (H7200), “to see”. In English, “provide” holds the same idea — from the Latin pro-videre, to see ahead and take care of what is lacking. When Isaac asks where the lamb is, Abraham answers, “God will provide himself a lamb” (Genesis 22:8). On the mountaintop God sees and provides — and the place is named after that experience.

The mountain is Moriah, where the temple would later be built (2 Chronicles 3:1), and many Christians see in Genesis 22 a foreshadowing of the cross: God “spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all” (Romans 8:32). Jehovah Jireh is not a formula for getting things, but trust that God sees the need and takes care of it in his time.

Where Jehovah Jireh appears

Genesis 22:14

And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Jehovah Jireh a name of God?: It is the name Abraham gave to the place of sacrifice, and it has become a way of speaking of God as the one who provides. The Bible does not use it as a title in prayer, but it describes something God is.
What does “the Lord will provide” mean?: That God sees the need before we do and takes care of it. In Genesis 22 the provision is the ram that takes Isaac's place on the altar.

The meaning of Jehovah Jireh in the Bible

Where Jehovah Jireh appears

Genesis 22:14

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