Exodus 15:3

“YHWH is a warrior; YHWH is his name.”

Exodus 15:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 15:3, word by word

YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
is a warriorאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
is a warriorמִלְחָמָהmilchama

war, battle

War, battle.

Where else “milchama” appears
is his nameשְׁמshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

Where else “shem” appears

The context

2My strength and my song is Yah, and he has become my salvation. This is my El, and I will praise him; the Elohim of my father, and I will exalt him.

3 · This verse (above)

4Pharaoh’s chariots and his army he has cast into the sea; and his choicest captains were sunk in the Sea of Reeds.

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