אֱלֹהִים
God
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
Number
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
- Singular
- One.
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2 Chronicles 82 verses
- 2 Chronicles 6:42 אֱלֹהִ֔ים n c mp Yahweh God, don't turn away the face of your anointed: remember [your] loving kindnesses to David your servant.
- 2 Chronicles 7:5 הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
- 2 Chronicles 7:19 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp But if you turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
- 2 Chronicles 7:22 אֱלֹהֵ֣י בֵּ/אלֹהִ֣ים n c mp cs prep + n c mp They shall answer, Because they forsook Yahweh, the God of their fathers, who brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshiped them, and served them: therefore has he brought all this evil on them.
- 2 Chronicles 8:14 הָ/אֱלֹהִֽים ptcl def.art + n c mp He appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise, and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required; the doorkeepers also by their divisions at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.
- 2 Chronicles 9:23 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים ptcl def.art + n c mp All the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
- 2 Chronicles 10:15 הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp So the king didn't listen to the people; for it was brought about of God, that Yahweh might establish his word, which he spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
- 2 Chronicles 11:2 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים ptcl def.art + n c mp But the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
- 2 Chronicles 13:8 לֵ/אלֹהִֽים prep + n c mp Now you think to withstand the kingdom of Yahweh in the hand of the sons of David; and you are a great multitude, and there are with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods.
- 2 Chronicles 13:9 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp Haven't you driven out the priests of Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made you priests after the manner of the peoples of [other] lands? so that whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams, the same may be a priest of [those who are] no gods.
- 2 Chronicles 13:12 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֧ים אֱלֹהֵֽי ptcl def.art + n c mp n c mp cs Behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests with the trumpets of alarm to sound an alarm against you. Children of Israel, don't you fight against Yahweh, the God of your fathers; for you shall not prosper.
- 2 Chronicles 13:15 וְ/הָ/אֱלֹהִ֗ים conj + ptcl def.art + n c mp Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it happened, that God struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 13:16 אֱלֹהִ֖ים n c mp The children of Israel fled before Judah; and God delivered them into their hand.
- 2 Chronicles 15:1 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp The Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded:
- 2 Chronicles 15:6 אֱלֹהִ֥ים n c mp They were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God did vex them with all adversity.
- 2 Chronicles 15:18 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים ptcl def.art + n c mp He brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.
- 2 Chronicles 18:5 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, Shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? They said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the hand of the king.
- 2 Chronicles 18:31 אֱלֹהִ֖ים n c mp It happened, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they turned about to fight against him: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and Yahweh helped him; and God moved them [to depart] from him.
- 2 Chronicles 19:3 הָֽ/אֱלֹהִֽים ptcl def.art + n c mp Nevertheless there are good things found in you, in that you have put away the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God.
- 2 Chronicles 20:6 אֱלֹהֵ֤י אֱלֹהִים֙ n c mp cs n c mp and he said, Yahweh, the God of our fathers, aren't you God in heaven? and aren't you ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? and in your hand is power and might, so that none is able to withstand you.
- 2 Chronicles 20:15 לֵ/אלֹהִֽים prep + n c mp and he said, Listen you, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you king Jehoshaphat: Thus says Yahweh to you, Don't be afraid you, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.
- 2 Chronicles 20:29 אֱלֹהִ֔ים n c mp The fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that Yahweh fought against the enemies of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 22:7 וּ/מֵֽ/אֱלֹהִ֗ים conj + prep + n c mp Now the destruction of Ahaziah was of God, in that he went to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom Yahweh had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.
- 2 Chronicles 22:12 הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp He was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.
- 2 Chronicles 23:3 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים ptcl def.art + n c mp All the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. He said to them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as Yahweh has spoken concerning the sons of David.
- 2 Chronicles 23:9 הָ/אֱלֹהִֽים ptcl def.art + n c mp Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David's, which were in the house of God.
- 2 Chronicles 24:7 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים ptcl def.art + n c mp For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of Yahweh did they bestow on the Baals.
- 2 Chronicles 24:9 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֛ים ptcl def.art + n c mp They made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in for Yahweh the tax that Moses the servant of God laid on Israel in the wilderness.
- 2 Chronicles 24:13 הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֛ים ptcl def.art + n c mp So the workmen worked, and the work of repairing went forward in their hands, and they set up the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.
- 2 Chronicles 24:16 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים ptcl def.art + n c mp They buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and toward God and his house.
- 2 Chronicles 24:20 אֱלֹהִ֗ים הָ/אֱלֹהִ֗ים n c mp ptcl def.art + n c mp The Spirit of God came on Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said to them, Thus says God, Why disobey you the commandments of Yahweh, so that you can't prosper? because you have forsaken Yahweh, he has also forsaken you.
- 2 Chronicles 24:27 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens [laid] on him, and the rebuilding of the house of God, behold, they are written in the commentary of the book of the kings. Amaziah his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Chronicles 25:7 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֗ים ptcl def.art + n c mp But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, don't let the army of Israel go with you; for Yahweh is not with Israel, [to wit], with all the children of Ephraim.
- 2 Chronicles 25:8 הָֽ/אֱלֹהִים֙ בֵּ/אלֹהִ֖ים ptcl def.art + n c mp prep + n c mp But if you will go, do [valiantly], be strong for the battle: God will cast you down before the enemy; for God has power to help, and to cast down.
- 2 Chronicles 25:9 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp ptcl def.art + n c mp Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? The man of God answered, Yahweh is able to give you much more than this.
- 2 Chronicles 25:14 אֱלֹהֵי֙ לֵ/אלֹהִ֑ים n c mp cs prep + n c mp Now it happened, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense to them.
- 2 Chronicles 25:16 אֱלֹהִים֙ n c mp It happened, as he talked with him, that [the king] said to him, Have we made you of the king's counsel? Stop! Why should you be struck down? Then the prophet stopped, and said, I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this, and have not listened to my counsel.
- 2 Chronicles 25:20 מֵ/הָֽ/אֱלֹהִים֙ אֱלֹהֵ֥י prep + ptcl def.art + n c mp n c mp cs But Amaziah would not hear; for it was of God, that he might deliver them into the hand [of their enemies], because they had sought after the gods of Edom.
- 2 Chronicles 25:24 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֜ים ptcl def.art + n c mp [He took] all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
- 2 Chronicles 26:5 אֱלֹהִ֔ים הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים הָ/אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp ptcl def.art + n c mp ptcl def.art + n c mp He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the vision of God: and as long as he sought Yahweh, God made him to prosper.
- 2 Chronicles 26:7 הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֜ים ptcl def.art + n c mp God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gur Baal, and the Meunim.
- 2 Chronicles 26:18 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp and they withstood Uzziah the king, and said to him, It pertains not to you, Uzziah, to burn incense to Yahweh, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for you have trespassed; neither shall it be for your honor from Yahweh God.
- 2 Chronicles 28:24 הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֗ים הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp ptcl def.art + n c mp Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of Yahweh; and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 28:25 לֵֽ/אלֹהִ֣ים אֱלֹהֵ֥י prep + n c mp n c mp cs In every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked to anger Yahweh, the God of his fathers.
- 2 Chronicles 29:36 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, because of that which God had prepared for the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
- 2 Chronicles 30:12 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Also on Judah came the hand of God to give them one heart, to do the commandment of the king and of the princes by the word of Yahweh.
- 2 Chronicles 30:16 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים ptcl def.art + n c mp They stood in their place after their order, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood [which they received] of the hand of the Levites.
- 2 Chronicles 30:19 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֱלֹהֵ֣י ptcl def.art + n c mp n c mp cs who sets his heart to seek God, Yahweh, the God of his fathers, though not [cleansed] according to the purification of the sanctuary.
- 2 Chronicles 31:13 הָ/אֱלֹהִֽים ptcl def.art + n c mp Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by the appointment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.
- 2 Chronicles 31:14 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter at the east [gate], was over the freewill-offerings of God, to distribute the offerings of Yahweh, and the most holy things.
- 2 Chronicles 31:21 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֗ים לֵֽ/אלֹהָ֑י/ו ptcl def.art + n c mp prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms In every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
- 2 Chronicles 32:16 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים ptcl def.art + n c mp His servants spoke yet more against Yahweh God, and against his servant Hezekiah.
- 2 Chronicles 32:29 אֱלֹהִ֔ים n c mp Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God had given him very much substance.
- 2 Chronicles 32:31 הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים ptcl def.art + n c mp However in [the business of] the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
- 2 Chronicles 33:7 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֗ים אֱלֹהִים֙ ptcl def.art + n c mp n c mp He set the engraved image of the idol, which he had made, in the house of God, of which God said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name forever:
- 2 Chronicles 33:13 הָֽ/אֱלֹהִֽים ptcl def.art + n c mp He prayed to him; and he was entreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Yahweh he was God.
- 2 Chronicles 34:9 אֱלֹהִים֒ n c mp They came to Hilkiah the high priest, and delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites, the keepers of the threshold, had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin, and of the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 34:25 לֵֽ/אלֹהִ֣ים prep + n c mp Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore is my wrath poured out on this place, and it shall not be quenched.
- 2 Chronicles 34:27 אֱלֹהִ֗ים n c mp because your heart was tender, and you did humble yourself before God, when you heard his words against this place, and against the inhabitants of it, and have humbled yourself before me, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard you, says Yahweh.
- 2 Chronicles 34:32 אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֱלֹהֵ֥י n c mp n c mp cs He caused all who were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand [to it]. The inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
- 2 Chronicles 35:8 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp His princes gave for a freewill-offering to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, the rulers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings two thousand and six hundred [small cattle], and three hundred oxen.
- 2 Chronicles 35:21 וֵ/אלֹהִ֖ים מֵ/אֱלֹהִ֥ים conj + n c mp prep + n c mp But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with you, you king of Judah? [I come] not against you this day, but against the house with which I have war; and God has commanded me to make haste: forbear you from [meddling with] God, who is with me, that he not destroy you.
- 2 Chronicles 35:22 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and didn't listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
- 2 Chronicles 36:13 בֵּֽ/אלֹהִ֑ים אֱלֹהֵ֥י prep + n c mp n c mp cs He also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart against turning to Yahweh, the God of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 36:16 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp but they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of Yahweh arose against his people, until there was no remedy.
- 2 Chronicles 36:18 הָ/אֱלֹהִים֙ ptcl def.art + n c mp All the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of Yahweh, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes, all these he brought to Babylon.
- 2 Chronicles 36:19 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp They burnt the house of God, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces of it with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels of it.
Ezra 12 verses
- Ezra 1:3 אֱלֹהָי/ו֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms n c mp cs ptcl def.art + n c mp Whoever there is among you of all his people, his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of Yahweh, the God of Israel (he is God), which is in Jerusalem.
- Ezra 1:4 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Whoever is left, in any place where he sojourns, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with animals, besides the freewill-offering for the house of God which is in Jerusalem.
- Ezra 1:5 הָ/אֱלֹהִים֙ ptcl def.art + n c mp Then rose up the heads of fathers' [houses] of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, even all whose spirit God had stirred to go up to build the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem.
- Ezra 2:68 הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Some of the heads of fathers' [houses], when they came to the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to set it up in its place:
- Ezra 3:2 אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָ/אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp cs ptcl def.art + n c mp Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brothers, and built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.
- Ezra 3:8 הָֽ/אֱלֹהִים֙ ptcl def.art + n c mp Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all those who were come out of the captivity to Jerusalem, and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to have the oversight of the work of the house of Yahweh.
- Ezra 3:9 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brothers, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to have the oversight of the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brothers the Levites.
- Ezra 6:22 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֱלֹהֵ֥י ptcl def.art + n c mp n c mp cs and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for Yahweh had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
- Ezra 8:36 הָ/אֱלֹהִֽים ptcl def.art + n c mp They delivered the king's commissions to the king's satraps, and to the governors beyond the River: and they furthered the people and the house of God.
- Ezra 10:1 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there was gathered together to him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children; for the people wept very sore.
- Ezra 10:6 הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib: and [when] he came there, he ate no bread, nor drink water; for he mourned because of the trespass of them of the captivity.
- Ezra 10:9 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together to Jerusalem within the three days; it was the ninth month, on the twentieth [day] of the month: and all the people sat in the broad place before the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.
Nehemiah 27 verses
- Nehemiah 4:15 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים ptcl def.art + n c mp It happened, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had brought their counsel to nothing, that we returned all of us to the wall, everyone to his work.
- Nehemiah 5:13 הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֟ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Also I shook out my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labor, that doesn't perform this promise; even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. All the assembly said, Amen, and praised Yahweh. The people did according to this promise.
- Nehemiah 5:15 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp But the former governors who were before me were chargeable to the people, and took of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants bore rule over the people: but I didn't do so, because of the fear of God.
- Nehemiah 6:10 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֜ים ptcl def.art + n c mp I went to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to kill you; yes, in the night will they come to kill you.
- Nehemiah 6:12 אֱלֹהִ֖ים n c mp I discerned, and, behold, God had not sent him; but he pronounced this prophecy against me: and Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
- Nehemiah 7:2 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים ptcl def.art + n c mp that I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the castle, charge over Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
- Nehemiah 8:6 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים ptcl def.art + n c mp and Ezra blessed Yahweh, the great God. All the people answered, Amen, Amen, with the lifting up of their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshiped Yahweh with their faces to the ground.
- Nehemiah 8:8 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים ptcl def.art + n c mp They read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.
- Nehemiah 8:16 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים ptcl def.art + n c mp So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, everyone on the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad place of the water gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Ephraim.
- Nehemiah 8:18 הָ/אֱלֹהִים֙ ptcl def.art + n c mp Also day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. They kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.
- Nehemiah 9:7 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp You are Yahweh the God, who did choose Abram, and brought him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gave him the name of Abraham,
- Nehemiah 10:28 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinim, and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, everyone who had knowledge, and understanding;
- Nehemiah 10:29 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים ptcl def.art + n c mp ptcl def.art + n c mp They joined with their brothers, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of Yahweh our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;
- Nehemiah 11:11 הָ/אֱלֹהִֽים ptcl def.art + n c mp Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God,
- Nehemiah 11:16 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God;
- Nehemiah 11:22 הָ/אֱלֹהִֽים ptcl def.art + n c mp The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, over the business of the house of God.
- Nehemiah 12:24 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים ptcl def.art + n c mp The chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers over against them, to praise and give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch next to watch.
- Nehemiah 12:36 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים ptcl def.art + n c mp and his brothers, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was before them.
- Nehemiah 12:40 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים ptcl def.art + n c mp So stood the two companies of those who gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;
- Nehemiah 12:43 הָ/אֱלֹהִים֙ ptcl def.art + n c mp They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
- Nehemiah 12:46 לֵֽ/אלֹהִֽים prep + n c mp For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
- Nehemiah 13:1 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים ptcl def.art + n c mp On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God forever,
- Nehemiah 13:7 הָ/אֱלֹהִֽים ptcl def.art + n c mp and I came to Jerusalem, and understood the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.
- Nehemiah 13:9 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and there brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meal-offerings and the frankincense.
- Nehemiah 13:11 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
- Nehemiah 13:25 בֵּֽ/אלֹהִ֗ים prep + n c mp I contended with them, and cursed them, and struck certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, [saying], You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.
- Nehemiah 13:26 לֵֽ/אלֹהָי/ו֙ אֱלֹהִ֔ים prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms n c mp Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did foreign women cause to sin.
Job 17 verses
- Job 1:1 אֱלֹהִ֖ים n c mp There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.
- Job 1:5 אֱלֹהִ֖ים n c mp It was so, when the days of their feasting had run their course, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts." Thus did Job continually.
- Job 1:6 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Now it happened on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Yahweh, that Satan also came among them.
- Job 1:8 אֱלֹהִ֖ים n c mp Yahweh said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant, Job? For there is none like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil."
- Job 1:9 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, "Does Job fear God for nothing?
- Job 1:16 אֱלֹהִ֗ים n c mp While he was still speaking, there also came another, and said, "The fire of God has fallen from the sky, and has burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you."
- Job 1:22 לֵ/אלֹהִֽים prep + n c mp In all this, Job did not sin, nor charge God with wrongdoing.
- Job 2:1 הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Again it happened on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Yahweh, that Satan came also among them to present himself before Yahweh.
- Job 2:3 אֱלֹהִ֖ים n c mp Yahweh said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? For there is none like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil. He still maintains his integrity, although you incited me against him, to ruin him without cause."
- Job 2:9 אֱלֹהִ֖ים n c mp Then his wife said to him, "Do you still maintain your integrity? Renounce God, and die."
- Job 2:10 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?" In all this Job didn't sin with his lips.
- Job 5:8 אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים n c mp "But as for me, I would seek God, To God would I commit my cause;
- Job 20:29 מֵ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים prep + n c mp This is the portion of a wicked man from God, The heritage appointed to him by God."
- Job 28:23 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp "God understands its way, And he knows its place.
- Job 32:2 מֵ/אֱלֹהִֽים prep + n c mp Then the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was kindled against Job. His wrath was kindled because he justified himself rather than God.
- Job 34:9 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing That he should delight himself with God.'
- Job 38:7 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Psalms 223 verses
- Psalms 3:2 בֵֽ/אלֹהִ֬ים prep + n c mp Many there are who say of my soul, "There is no help for him in God." Selah.
- Psalms 5:10 אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים n c mp Hold them guilty, God. Let them fall by their own counsels; Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions, For they have rebelled against you.
- Psalms 7:9 אֱלֹהִ֥ים n c mp Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, But establish the righteous; Their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.
- Psalms 7:10 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp My shield is with God, Who saves the upright in heart.
- Psalms 7:11 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp God is a righteous judge, Yes, a God who has indignation every day.
- Psalms 8:5 מֵ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים prep + n c mp For you have made him a little lower than God, And crowned him with glory and honor.
- Psalms 9:17 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp The wicked shall be turned back to Sheol, Even all the nations that forget God.
- Psalms 10:4 אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים n c mp The wicked, in the pride of his face, Has no room in his thoughts for God.
- Psalms 10:13 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp Why does the wicked person condemn God, And say in his heart, "God won't call me into account?"
- Psalms 14:1 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none who does good.
- Psalms 14:2 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp Yahweh looked down from heaven on the children of men, To see if there were any who did understand, Who did seek after God.
- Psalms 14:5 אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים n c mp There they were in great fear, For God is in the generation of the righteous.
- Psalms 25:22 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp Redeem Israel, God, Out all of his troubles.
- Psalms 36:1 אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים n c mp An oracle is within my heart about the disobedience of the wicked: "There is no fear of God before his eyes."
- Psalms 36:7 אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים n c mp How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.
- Psalms 42:1 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants after you, God.
- Psalms 42:2 לֵ/אלֹהִים֮ אֱלֹהִֽים prep + n c mp n c mp My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
- Psalms 42:4 אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים n c mp These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, How I used to go with the crowd, and led them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping a holy day.
- Psalms 42:5 לֵֽ֭/אלֹהִים prep + n c mp Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.
- Psalms 42:11 לֵֽ֭/אלֹהִים וֵֽ/אלֹהָֽ/י prep + n c mp conj + n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cs Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, The saving help of my countenance, and my God.
- Psalms 43:1 אֱלֹהִ֨ים n c mp Vindicate me, God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Oh, deliver me from deceitful and wicked men.
- Psalms 43:4 אֱלֹהִ֗ים אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֱלֹהָֽ/י n c mp n c mp n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cs Then I will go to the altar of God, To God, my exceeding joy. I will praise you on the harp, God, my God.
- Psalms 43:5 לֵֽ֭/אלֹהִים וֵֽ/אלֹהָֽ/י prep + n c mp conj + n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cs Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him: My Savior, my helper, and my God.
- Psalms 44:1 אֱלֹהִ֤ים n c mp We have heard with our ears, God; Our fathers have told us, What work you did in their days, In the days of old.
- Psalms 44:4 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp You are my King, God. Command victories for Jacob!
- Psalms 44:8 בֵּֽ֭/אלֹהִים prep + n c mp In God we have made our boast all day long, We will give thanks to your name forever. Selah.
- Psalms 44:21 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp Won't God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
- Psalms 45:2 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, Therefore God has blessed you forever.
- Psalms 45:6 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom.
- Psalms 45:7 אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֱ֭לֹהֶי/ךָ n c mp n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.
- Psalms 46:1 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
- Psalms 46:4 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God glad, The holy place of the tents of the Most High.
- Psalms 46:5 אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים n c mp n c mp God is in her midst. She shall not be moved. God will help her at dawn.
- Psalms 46:10 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp "Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth."
- Psalms 47:1 לֵ֝/אלֹהִ֗ים prep + n c mp Oh clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
- Psalms 47:5 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp God has gone up with a shout, Yahweh with the sound of a trumpet.
- Psalms 47:6 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp Sing praise to God, sing praises. Sing praises to our King, sing praises.
- Psalms 47:7 אֱלֹהִ֗ים n c mp For God is the King of all the earth. Sing praises with understanding.
- Psalms 47:8 אֱ֭לֹהִים אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים n c mp n c mp God reigns over the nations. God sits on his holy throne.
- Psalms 47:9 אֱלֹהֵ֪י לֵֽ֭/אלֹהִים n c mp cs prep + n c mp The princes of the peoples are gathered together, The people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God. He is greatly exalted!
- Psalms 48:3 אֱלֹהִ֥ים n c mp God has shown himself in her citadels as a refuge.
- Psalms 48:8 אֱלֹהֵ֑י/נוּ אֱלֹ֘הִ֤ים n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cp n c mp As we have heard, so we have seen, In the city of Yahweh of Hosts, in the city of our God. God will establish it forever. Selah.
- Psalms 48:9 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp We have thought about your loving kindness, God, In the midst of your temple.
- Psalms 48:10 אֱלֹהִ֗ים n c mp As is your name, God, So is your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness.
- Psalms 48:14 אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֱ֭לֹהֵי/נוּ n c mp n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cp For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even to death.
- Psalms 49:7 לֵ/אלֹהִ֣ים prep + n c mp None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give God a ransom for him.
- Psalms 49:15 אֱלֹהִ֗ים n c mp But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For he will receive me. Selah.
- Psalms 50:1 אֱֽלֹהִ֡ים n c mp The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, speaks, And calls the earth from sunrise to sunset.
- Psalms 50:2 אֱלֹהִ֥ים n c mp Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.
- Psalms 50:6 אֱלֹהִ֓ים n c mp The heavens shall declare his righteousness, For God himself is judge. Selah.
- Psalms 50:7 אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֱלֹהֶ֣י/ךָ n c mp n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms "Hear, my people, and I will speak; Israel, and I will testify against you. I am God, your God.
- Psalms 50:14 לֵ/אלֹהִ֣ים prep + n c mp Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High.
- Psalms 50:16 אֱלֹהִ֗ים n c mp But to the wicked God says, "What right do you have to declare my statutes, That you have taken my covenant on your lips,
- Psalms 50:23 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, And prepares his way so that I will show God's salvation to him."
- Psalms 51:1 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
- Psalms 51:10 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.
- Psalms 51:14 אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים אֱלֹהֵ֥י n c mp n c mp cs Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
- Psalms 51:17 אֱלֹהִים֮ אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים n c mp n c mp The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
- Psalms 52:7 אֱלֹהִ֗ים n c mp "Behold, this is the man who didn't make God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness."
- Psalms 52:8 אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים n c mp n c mp But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God's house. I trust in God's loving kindness forever and ever.
- Psalms 53:1 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.
- Psalms 53:2 אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp n c mp God looks down from heaven on the children of men, To see if there are any who understood, Who seek after God.
- Psalms 53:4 אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים n c mp Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And don't call on God?
- Psalms 53:5 אֱלֹהִ֗ים אֱלֹהִ֥ים n c mp n c mp There they were in great fear, where no fear was, For God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. You have put them to shame, Because God has rejected them.
- Psalms 53:6 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back the captivity of his people, Then Jacob shall rejoice. Israel shall be glad.
- Psalms 54:1 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp Save me, God, by your name. Vindicate me in your might.
- Psalms 54:2 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp Hear my prayer, God. Listen to the words of my mouth.
- Psalms 54:3 אֱלֹהִ֖ים n c mp For strangers have risen up against me. Violent men have sought after my soul. They haven't set God before them. Selah.
- Psalms 54:4 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp Behold, God is my helper. The Lord is the one who sustains my soul.
- Psalms 55:1 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp Listen to my prayer, God. Don't hide yourself from my supplication.
- Psalms 55:14 אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים n c mp We took sweet fellowship together. We walked in God's house with company.
- Psalms 55:16 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp As for me, I will call on God. Yahweh will save me.
- Psalms 55:19 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp God, who is enthroned forever, Will hear, and answer them. Selah. They never change, Who don't fear God.
- Psalms 55:23 אֱלֹהִ֨ים n c mp But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, But I will trust in you.
- Psalms 56:1 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.
- Psalms 56:4 בֵּ/אלֹהִים֮ בֵּ/אלֹהִ֣ים prep + n c mp prep + n c mp In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
- Psalms 56:7 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
אלהים — transliterated ʼĕlôhîym — is a Hebrew name carrying the sense “God.” It first appears in Genesis 1:1. The Hebrew Bible uses it across 2,246 verses — among the most common. Each statement above links to its evidence; the full detail follows below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H430 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 2,246
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 2,246 distinct verses.
- 35 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 35 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #13
- by frequency
- Top 25 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 13 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 2,246 occurrences in the concordance →
Most concentrated in
- Psalms 322 verses 14%
- Deuteronomy 312 verses 14%
- Genesis 190 verses 8%
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 2,246 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 784 verses · 35%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 779 verses · 35%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 683 verses · 30%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: God 2,100×, Gods 160×, Is no god 7×
- American Standard Version: God 1,915×, Gods 141×, Jehovah thy god 20×
- Berean Standard Bible: God 2,183×, Gods 176×, May god 17×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: God 1,924×, God of 307×, Gods 148×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H430 across 2,605 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 173 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 1 further occurrence.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H430 across 2,605 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 248 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 2 further occurrences.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H430 across 2,560 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 60 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 40 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H430 across 2,584 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 48 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
15 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 15 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
- 1. pl. in number.
- a. rulers, judges, either as divine representatives at sacred places or as reflecting divine majesty and power: האלהים Ex 21:6 (Onk 𝔖, but τὸ κριτήριον τοῦ Θεοῦ 𝔊) 22:7, 8; אלהים 22:8, 27 (𝔗 Ra AE Ew RVm; but gods, 𝔊 Josephus Philo AV; God, Di RV; all Covt. code of E) cf. 1 S 2:25 v. Dr.; Ju 5:8 (Ew, but gods 𝔊; God 𝔖 BarHeb.; יהוה 𝔙 Be) ψ 82:1, 6 (De Ew Pe; but angels Bl Hup) 138:1 (𝔖 𝔗 Rab Ki De; but angels 𝔊 Calv; God, Ew; gods, Hup Pe Che). e.g. Exodus 21:6
- b. divine ones, superhuman beings including God and angels ψ 8:6 (De Che Br; but angels 𝔊 𝔖 𝔗 Ew; God, RV and most moderns) Gn 1:27 (if with Philo 𝔗 Jer De Che we interpret נעשה as God’s consultation with angels; cf. Jb 38:7). e.g. Psalms 8:6
- c. angels ψ 97:7 (𝔊 𝔖 Calv; but gods, Hup De Pe Che); cf. בני (ה)אלהים = (the) sons of God, or sons of gods = angels Jb 1:6; 2:1; 38:7 Gn 6:2, 4 (J; so 𝔊 Bks. of Enoch & Jubilees Philo Jude v 6; 2 Pet 2:4 JosAnt. i, 3, 1, most ancient fathers and modern critics; against usage are sons of princes, mighty men, Onk and Rab.; sons of God, the pious, Theod Chrys Jer Augustine Luther Calv Hengst; 𝔊L read οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ Θεοῦ), cf. בני אלים. e.g. Psalms 97:7
- d. gods האלהים Ex 18:11; 22:19 (E) 1 S 4:3; 2 Ch 2:4 ψ 86:3; אלהי האלהים the God of gods, supreme God Dt 10:17 ψ 136:2; אלהים Ex 32:1, 23 (JE) Ju 9:13; אלהים אחרים other gods Ex 20:3; 23:13 Jos 24:2, 16 (E) Dt 31:18, 20 (JE) 5:7 + (17 times in D, not P) Ju 2:12, 17, 19; 10:13 1 S 8:8; 26:19 1 K 9:6, 9 (= 2 Ch 7:19, 22) 11:4, 10; 14:9 2 K 5:17; 17:35, 37, 38; 22:17 (= 2 Ch 34:25) 2 Ch 28:25 Je 1:16 + (18 times Je) Ho 3:1; אלהי (ה)נכר foreign gods Gn 35:2, 4 Jos 24:20, 23 (E) Dt 31:16 (JE) Ju 10:16 1 S 7:3 2 Ch 33:15 Je 5:19; א׳ נחור (v. 4 b); א׳ מצרים Ex 12:12 (P) Je 43:12, 13; א׳ האמרי Jos 24:15 (E) Ju 6:10; א׳ ארם etc. Ju 10:6; אלהים מעשה ידי Dt 4:28; א׳ הגוים gods of the nations 2 K 18:33; 19:12 Dt 29:17; 2 Ch 32:17, 19 Is 36:18; 37:12; א׳ העמים Dt 6:14; 13:8 Ju 2:12 ψ 96:5 1 Ch 5:25; 16:26; 2 Ch 32:13, 14; א׳ כסף Ex 20:23 (E); א׳ זהב Ex 20:23 (E) 32:31 (JE); א׳ מַסֵּכָה Ex 34:17 (J) Lv 19:4 (H). e.g. Exodus 18:11
- 2. Pl. intensive.
- a. god or goddess, always with sf. 1 S 5:7 (Dagon), Ju 11:24 (Chemosh), 1 K 18:24 (Baal), Ju 9:27 Dn 1:2(×2); or cstr. לעשתרת א׳ צדנים לכמוש א׳ מואב to Ashtoreth goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh god of Moab, etc. 1 K 11:33; א׳ הארץ god of the land 2 K 17:26(×2), 27, and so the Syrians suppose that Yahweh is a mountain-god and not a god of valleys 1 K 20:28. e.g. 1 Samuel 5:7
- b. godlike one Ex 4:16 (J; Moses in relation to Aaron), Ex 7:1 (P; in relation to Pharaoh), 1 S 28:13 (the shade of Samuel), ψ 45:7 (the Messianic king, O God, 𝔊 𝔖 Jer, most scholars ancient and modern, but thy throne is God’s = God’s throne AE Ki Thes Ew Hup, cf. 1 Ch 28:5). e.g. Exodus 4:16
- c. works of God, or things specially belonging to him (vid. אֵל 5) הר אלהים ψ 68:16; Ez 28:14, 16; אש אלהים Jb 1:16; גן (ה)אלהים Ez 28:13; 31:8, 9. e.g. Psalms 68:16
- d. God (vid. 3 & 4).
- 3. הָאֱלֹהִים the (true) God, י׳ הוא האלהים Yahweh is (the) God Dt 4:35, 39; 7:9 1 K 8:60; 18:39(×2) 2 Ch 33:13 הוא האלהים 1 K 18:24 Is 45:18; י׳ האלהים Jos 22:34 (P?) 1 K 18:21; 2 Ch 32:16; אתה הוא האלהים 2 S 7:28; 1 K 18:37; 2 K 19:15; 1 Ch 17:26; Is 37:16; Ne 9:7; האלהים as subj. or obj. is used in E 33 times, Chr 38 times, Ec 31 times, Jon 5 times, elsewhere Gn 5:22, 24; 6:9, 11 (sources of P) 17:18 (P) Jos 22:34 (P?) Gn 44:16 (J) Dt 4:35, 39; 7:9; Ju 6:36, 39; 7:14; 10:14; 16:28; 21:2 1 S 10:3, 7; 14:36; 2 S 2:27; 6:7; 7:28; 12:16 1 K 8:60; 18:21, 24(×2), 37, 39(×2) 2 K 19:15 (Ephr) Jb 2:10 Je 11:12 Is 37:16; 45:18 ψ 108:14 Dn 1:9, 17; י׳ הא׳ הקדוש 1 S 6:20; י׳ הא׳ הגדול Ne 8:6; הא׳ אשר בירושלם Ezr 1:3; אדני האלהים Dn 9:3; in many phrases, as איש האלהים the man of God, acting under divine authority and influence: = (a) angel Ju 13:6, 8, (b) prophet (the term coming into use in the Northern kingdom in the age of Elijah 1 S 9:6–10, cf. אִישׁ הָרוּחַ Hos 9:7): of Moses Dt 33:1 Jos 14:6 (E) 1 Ch 23:14 2 Ch 30:16 Ezr 3:2 ψ 90:1; of Samuel 1 S 9:6–10; of David 2 Ch 8:14 Ne 12:24, 36; Shemaiah 1 K 12:22 (= 2 Ch 11:2); Elijah, Elisha, and others of their time 1 K 13:1–31; 17:18–24; 20:28 2 K 1:9–13; 4:7–42; 5:8–20; 6:6–15; 7:2, 17; 8:2–11; 13:19; 23:16–17 (Ephr.) 2 Ch 25:7, 9; unnamed prophet 1 S 2:27; Hanan Je 35:4; a later title of prophet was עֶבֶד האלהים the servant of God, used of Moses 1 Ch 6:34 2 Ch 24:9 Ne 10:30 Dn 9:11. בית האלהים the house of God, Ju 18:31, especially late, Chr (52 times) Ec 4:17 Dn 1:2; בית י׳ הא׳ 1 Ch 22:1; האלהים (ברית) ארון the ark (of the covenant) of God Ju 20:27 1 S 4–5. 14, 2 S 6–7. 15 (23 times) 1 Ch 13. 15. 16, 2 Ch 1:4 (13 times); מטה האלהים the rod of God Ex 4:20; 17:9 (E); הר האלהים the mount of God (Horeb) Ex 3:1; 4:27; 18:5; 24:13 (E) 1 K 19:8 (Ephr.); מלאך האלהים the (theophanic) angel of God Gn 31:11 Ex 14:19 (E) Ju 6:20; 13:6, 9 2 S 14:17, 20; 19:28; in other combinations Ex 18:16 Nu 23:27 (E) Ju 20:2 1 S 4:8; 5:11; 10:5 2 S 16:23 1 K 12:22 1 Ch 21:7 + ψ 87:3 Ec 9:1. e.g. Deuteronomy 4:35
- 4. אֱלֹהִים = God י׳ אֱלֹהִים אֱמֶת = Yahweh is God in truth Je 10:10. e.g. Jeremiah 10:10
- a. אלהים (as subj. obj. direct or indirect) is used by P (50 times in story of creation and deluge, elsewhere 28 times), by E (91 times), J chiefly in poetic sources Gn 3:1, 3, 5(×2); 9:27; 39:9 Dt 32:17, 39, by D (11 times) Ju (21 times) S (50 times) K (29 times) Chr (45 times); in ψ 42–86 (180 times often by editorial change for an original יהוה), elsewhere ψ 3:3; 5:11; 7:11, 12; 9:18; 10:4, 13; 14:1, 2, 5; 25:22; 36:2, 8; 77:14; 100:3; 108:2, 6, 8, 12(×2), 14 Jb 5:8; 20:29; 28:23; 32:2; 34:9 (& in Prologue 6 times) Pr 2:5; 3:4; 25:2 Ec (7 times) Hos (5 times) Am 4:11 (כמהפכת אלהים את סדם as God overthrew Sodom = Je 50:40 = Is 13:19) Zc 8:23; 12:8 Mi 3:7 (but אליהם 𝔊 𝔖) Is 35:4 Is 2 (9 times) Je 10:10 Ez (13 times) Mal (5 times) Jon (4 times); the phrase היה ל׳ לאלהים Gn 28:21 (ER) 17:7, 8 Ex 6:7; 29:45 Lv 11:45; 22:33; 25:38; 26:12, 45 Nu 15:41 (P) Dt 26:17; 29:13 2 S 7:24 (= 1 Ch 17:22) Zc 8:8 Je (6 times) Ez (6 times); אלהים צדיק righteous God ψ 7:10; א׳ קדשים holy God Jos 24:19 (E); א׳ חיים living God Dt 5:23 1 S 17:26, 36 Je 10:10; 23:36; א׳ חי 2 K 19:4, 16 (= Is 37:4, 17). For the phrases יהוה א׳, י׳ א׳ צבאות, א׳ צבאות, אל א׳ י׳, יה א׳, י׳ צבאות א׳, י׳ אלהי צבאות, אדני א׳ vid. יהוה, יה, צבאות & אדני. e.g. Genesis 3:1
- b. cstr. אֱלֹהֵי (α) with persons אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם = God of Abraham, a phrase of J, Gn 26:24; 28:13; 31:53, Gn 31:42 (ε) Ex 3:6 ψ 47:10 1 K 18:36 1 Ch 29:18 2 Ch 30:6; א׳ אדני אברהם Gn 24:12, 27, 42, 48 (J); אלהי אב father’s God (various sf. & names), a phrase of E, Gn 31:5, 29, 42; 46:3; 50:17 Ex 3:6, 13, 15, 16; 15:2; 18:4 Jos 18:3, elsewhere Gn 32:10; 43:23 (J) Ex 4:5 (J?) Dt (8 times) Ju 2:12 2 K 21:22 Chr (31 times) Dn 11:37; אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Israel’s God, phrase of E, Gn 33:20 Ex 5:1; 24:10; 32:27 Jos 8:30; 14:14; 22:16; 24:2, 23, elsewhere Ex 34:23 Jos 7:13, 19, 20 (JE) Nu 16:9 Jos 9:18, 19; 22:24; 10:40, 42; 13:14, 33 (R vid. Di Jos 7:13) Ju 4:6; 5:3, 5; 6:8; 11:21, 23; 21:3 1 S 1:17 + (20 times) K (26 times) Chr (45 times) ψ 41:14; 106:48 (doxol.) 59:6; 69:7 Is 17:6; 21:10, 17; 29:23 Is 3; 24:15; 37:16, 21 Is 2; 41:17 + (6 times) Je 35:17 + (48 times), Ez 8:4 + (7 times) Zp 2:9 Mal 2:16 Ru 2:12; א׳ מערכות ישראל God of the battle array of Israel 1 S 17:45; א׳ יַעֲקֹב 2 S 23:1 (poet.) ψ 20:2; 46:8, 12; 75:10; 76:7; 81:2, 5; 84:9; 94:7 Is 2:3 (= Mi 4:2); א׳ העבריים God of the Hebrews Ex 3:18; 5:3; 7:16; 9:1, 13 (JE); it is used with other proper names, Nahor Gn 31:53 (E), Shem Gn 9:26 (J), David 2 K 20:5 2 Ch 21:12; 34:3 Is 38:5, Hezekiah 2 Ch 32:17, Elijah 2 K 2:14; א׳ אדני המלך the God of my lord the king 1 K 1:36. (β) with nouns of attributes or relationships, א׳ קֶדֶם ancient God Dt 33:27; א׳ עולם everlasting God Is 40:28; א׳ אֱמֶת true God 2 Ch 15:3; א׳ אָמֵן Is 65:16 (vid. אָמֵן); א׳ משפט Is 30:18 Mal 2:17; א׳ מרום Mi 6:6; א׳ כָל בָשָׂר God of all flesh Je 32:27; cf. א׳ הרוחת לכל בשר Nu 16:22; 27:16 (P); א׳ השמים God of heaven Gn 24:7 (JR) 2 Ch 36:23 Ezr 1:2 Ne 1:4, 5; 2:4, 20; cf. א׳ כל הארץ Is 54:5; י׳ א׳ השמים וא׳ הארץ Gn 24:3 (JR); א׳ מִקָּרֹב a God at hand opp. א׳ מֵרָחֹק Je 23:23, א׳ ישועתי, א׳ יִשְׁעִי God of my salvation ψ 18:47 (= 2 S 22:47) 24:5; 25:5; 27:9; 65:6; 79:9; 85:5 Is 17:10 Mi 7:7 Hb 3:18 1 Ch 16:35; א׳ ישועתי ψ 88:2; א׳ תשועתי ψ 51:16; א׳ צִדְקִי God of my righteousness ψ 4:2; א׳ חַסְדִּי ψ 59:11, 18; א׳ צוּרִי God who is my rock 2 S 22:3 (cf. ψ 18:3); א׳ מָעוּזִּי֯ God who is my stronghold ψ 43:2; א׳ תְהִלָּתִי God who is my praise ψ 109:1. e.g. Genesis 26:24
- c. with sf. in P (22 times incl. phr. ויראת מאלהיך) Lv 19:14, 32; 25:17, 36, 43 (H) Ex 8:21 Jos 24:27 (E) Dt 32:37 (poet.) Jos 9:23 (JE) Dt 10:21; 31:17 Ju 10:10; 16:23, 24 1 S 10:19 2 S 10:12; 22:32 + (4 times poet.) 1 K 12:28; 20:23 2 K 19:10 Chr (83 times) ψ (62 times) Pr 2:17; 30:9 Ru 1:15, 16(×2) Is 1:10; 7:13; 8:19, 21 Is 2 (29 times) Je 5:4, 5; 23:36; 51:5 Ez 34:31 Dn (5 times) Ho (12 times) Am 2:8; 4:12 Jo 1:13(×2), 16; 2:17 Mi 6:8; 7:7 Jon 1:5, 6 Zp 3:2 Na 1:14 Zc 9:7; 12:5; אלהים with sf. is also used with יהוה several hundred times (vid. יהוה). e.g. Leviticus 19:14
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Word origin
n.m.pl. (f. 1 K 11:33; on number of occurrences of אֵל, אֱלוֹהַּ, אֱלֹהִים cf. also Nesl.c.)
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Derived from אלוה (ʼĕlôwahh) (H433) — God.
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
אֱלֹהִים
- , v. אֱלוֹהַּ
A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature (Marcus Jastrow; London, Luzac, 1903) — Public Domain. Digitized via Sefaria. Digitized via Sefaria. Full attribution on Sources.
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The 348 distinct written forms H430 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 288 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
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Bible dictionary
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Easton's Bible Dictionary · M. G. Easton, 1897
(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew 'El, from a word meaning to be strong; (2) of 'Eloah_, plural _'Elohim. The singular form, Eloah, is used only in poetry. The plural form is more commonly used in all parts of the Bible, The Hebrew word Jehovah (q.v.), the only other word generally employed to denote the Supreme Being, is uniformly rendered in the Authorized Version by "LORD," printed in small capitals. The existence of God is taken for granted in the Bible. There is nowhere any argument to prove it. He who disbelieves this truth is spoken of as one devoid of understanding (Ps. 14:1).
The arguments generally adduced by theologians in proof of the being of God are:
(1.) The a priori argument, which is the testimony afforded by reason.
(2.) The a posteriori argument, by which we proceed logically from the facts of experience to causes. These arguments are,
(a) The cosmological, by which it is proved that there must be a First Cause of all things, for every effect must have a cause.
(b) The teleological, or the argument from design. We see everywhere the operations of an intelligent Cause in nature.
(c) The moral argument, called also the anthropological argument, based on the moral consciousness and the history of mankind, which exhibits a moral order and purpose which can only be explained on the supposition of the existence of God. Conscience and human history testify that "verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth."
The attributes of God are set forth in order by Moses in Ex. 34:6, 7. (see also Deut. 6:4; 10:17; Num. 16:22; Ex. 15:11; 33:19; Isa. 44:6; Hab. 3:6; Ps. 102:26; Job 34:12.) They are also systematically classified in Rev. 5:12 and 7:12.
God's attributes are spoken of by some as absolute, i.e., such as belong to his essence as Jehovah, Jah, etc.; and relative, i.e., such as are ascribed to him with relation to his creatures. Others distinguish them into communicable, i.e., those which can be imparted in degree to his creatures: goodness, holiness, wisdom, etc.; and incommunicable, which cannot be so imparted: independence, immutability, immensity, and eternity. They are by some also divided into natural attributes, eternity, immensity, etc.; and moral, holiness, goodness, etc.
Smith's Bible Dictionary · William Smith, 1863
(good). Throughout the Hebrew Scriptures two chief names are used for the one true divine Being--ELOHIM, commonly translated God in our version, and Jehovah, translated Lord . Elohim is the plural of Eloah (in Arabic Allah); it is often used in the short form EL (a word signifying strength, as in EL-SHADDAI, God Almighty, the name by which God was specially known to the patriarchs. (Genesis 17:1; 28:3; Exodus 6:3) The etymology is uncertain, but it is generally agreed that the primary idea is that of strength, power of effect, and that it properly describes God in that character in which he is exhibited to all men in his works, as the creator, sustainer and supreme governor of the world. The plural form of Elohim has given rise to much discussion. The fanciful idea that it referred to the trinity of persons in the Godhead hardly finds now a supporter among scholars. It is either what grammarians call the plural of majesty, or it denotes the fullness of divine strength, the sum of the powers displayed by God. Jehovah denotes specifically the one true God, whose people the Jews were, and who made them the guardians of his truth. The name is never applied to a false god, nor to any other being except one, the ANGEL-JEHOVAH who is thereby marked as one with God, and who appears again in the New Covenant as "God manifested in the flesh." Thus much is clear; but all else is beset with difficulties. At a time too early to be traced, the Jews abstained from pronouncing the name, for fear of its irreverent use. The custom is said to have been founded on a strained interpretation of (Leviticus 24:16) and the phrase there used, "THE NAME" (Shema), is substituted by the rabbis for the unutterable word. In reading the Scriptures they substituted for it the word ADONAI (Lord), from the translation of which by Kurios in the LXX., followed by the Vulgate, which uses Dominus, we have the Lord of our version. The substitution of the word Lord is most unhappy, for it in no way represents the meaning of the sacred name. The key to the meaning of the name is unquestionably given in God's revelation of himself to Moses by the phrase "I AM THAT I AM," (Exodus 3:14; 6:3) We must connect the name Jehovah with the Hebrew substantive verb to be, with the inference that it expresses the essential, eternal, unchangeable being of Jehovah. But more, it is not the expression only, or chiefly, of an absolute truth: it is a practical revelation of God, in his essential, unchangeable relation to this chosen people, the basis of his covenant.
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Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 2,078 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 2,246 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 1:1
- Exodus 1:17
- Leviticus 2:13
- Numbers 6:7
- Deuteronomy 1:6
- Joshua 1:9
- Judges 1:7
- Ruth 1:15
- 1 Samuel 1:17
- 2 Samuel 2:27
- 1 Kings 1:17
- 2 Kings 1:2
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