Yᵉhôvâh niççîy — H3071

Definition

locative proper noun

Jehovah-Nissi, a symbolical name of an altar in the Desert

1. Jehovah-nissi = "Jehovah is my banner"
2. the name given by Moses to the altar which he built in commemoration of the discomfiture of the Amalekites

Usually translated as

Jehovah-nissi

Origin

from H3068 and H5251 with the prononimal suffix; Jehovah (is) my banner

• Derived from Yᵉhôvâh (H3068)
• Derived from Nêç (H5251)

Occurrences

Yᵉhôvâh niççîy occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1)

• Exodus 17:15 — And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi: