אֶהְיֶה

ehyeh

eh-YEH

I will be, I am

Where it comes from

Ehyeh is a verb, not a noun — first person, and Hebrew does not pin it to a tense. I am, I will be, I am becoming. Moses asks for a name he can quote and gets a verb he cannot fix in place. The answer is a refusal and a promise at once.

Every place it appears

Strong's H1961. It stands in 3131 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. See them →

Exodus 3:14

And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

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