LORD God” used for the first time as opposed to the word “God”. This is from the Hebrew word “Yehovah”. What does the word LORD mean to you?

"Lord" traditionally means "the master of the estate" or in modern times, landlord, originating from times when the owner of land was also the boss of everyone who lived on it. Since God is frequently referred to as the Lord of all Creation, that would make Him the landlord of everyone under all of Creation..

However, the word Yehovah actually means "I am" - and because the ancient language of Moses used word-gender endings, it specifically is the male version of "I am."  The words "Lord" and "God" don't figure into "Yehovah" in any way.

https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/topica...

Technically, the word Yahweh (often converted to Yehovah or Jehovah) does NOT translate to LORD.  It does NOT translate to God.  However, it is a name ASSOCIATED with God and Lord in divine contexts.

YHWH

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Except "Jehovah" isn't a Hebrew word.  Any rabbi will tell you that.

"I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from me there is no Savior" (Isaiah 43:11)!

Pity you didn't tell us where, in the Bible, LORD God appears for the first time. Do you know? Is it in the book of Genesis? Nor did you say anything about translation into different languages and the way Jewish scribes dealt with translating the Hebrew scriptures into Greek (the Septuagint version). This is a vast subject. Christians know there is only one Lord, Jesus Christ - 1 Corinthians 8:6 & Ephesians 4:5. He is their only Lord and Savior.

I usually think of the word 'lord' in terms of an honorary title in the UK (i.e. 'lords and ladies'), which automatically makes me think of the biblical 'god' as a dubious authority figure.

Which 'he' is.

As a Christian I don't get caught up with 'words'   -  The Apostle Paul said, ".......charge people before the Lord, NOT TO STRIVE ABOUT WORDS TO NO PROFIT  AND TO THE RUIN OF THE HEARERS" (2 Timothy 2:14).  We just need to teach and consent to the Words of Jesus Christ - WHOLESOME WORDS and the doctrine which is according to godliness (1 Timothy 6:3) - otherwise we are proud, knowing nothing but are obsessed with disputes and arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling and evil suspicions and the useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth.  I prefer to avoid the profane and vain babblings and opposition of science, falsely so-called, for by professing it, some have strayed concerning the faith. (1 Timothy 6:20)

LORD

all caps

is how the Hebrew tetragrammaton is traditionally rendered in English Bible translations.

The Hebrew Tetragrammaton

is most likely correctly transliterated "YHWH" in English

according to the consensus of appropriately-accredited scholars.

With vowels added

it is transliterated "Yahweh"

(again: according to the consensus of appropriately-accredited scholars).

It's first appearance in the Bible is in Genesis 2:4

https://classic.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=g...

The is also the first use of the term "LORD God" (or "Yahweh God") in the Bible.

The meaning of the tetragrammaton itself

is disputed by scholars

with a VERY wide range of scholarly proposals as to its precise meaning.

The consensus of scholars is that it is some form of the Hebrew word meaning "to be"

but the exact meaning remains in dispute.

My favorite scholarly proposal is

- I am who am

or, to say that another way

- I am that which is

which, expanded, is

- I am the only truly existent being

"What does the word LORD mean to you?"

Imaginary Cult Creature.