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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Psalms 223 verses
- Psalms 56:9 אֱלֹהִ֥ים n c mp Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this, that God is for me.
- Psalms 56:10 בֵּֽ֭/אלֹהִים prep + n c mp In God, I will praise his word. In Yahweh, I will praise his word.
- Psalms 56:11 בֵּֽ/אלֹהִ֣ים prep + n c mp I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Psalms 56:12 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you.
- Psalms 56:13 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp For you have delivered my soul from death, And prevented my feet from falling, That I may walk before God in the light of the living.
- Psalms 57:1 אֱלֹהִ֨ים n c mp Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, For my soul takes refuge in you. Yes, in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge, Until disaster has passed.
- Psalms 57:2 לֵֽ/אלֹהִ֣ים prep + n c mp I cry out to God Most High, To God who accomplishes my requests for me.
- Psalms 57:3 אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים n c mp He will send from heaven, and save me, He rebukes the one who is pursuing me. Selah. God will send out his loving kindness and his truth.
- Psalms 57:5 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be above all the earth!
- Psalms 57:7 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp My heart is steadfast, God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises.
- Psalms 57:11 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp Be exalted, God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.
- Psalms 58:6 אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים n c mp Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, Yahweh.
- Psalms 58:11 אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים n c mp So that men shall say, "Most assuredly there is a reward for the righteous. Most assuredly there is a God who judges the earth."
- Psalms 59:5 אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י n c mp n c mp cs You, Yahweh God of hosts, the God of Israel, Rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah.
- Psalms 59:9 אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים n c mp Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, For God is my high tower.
- Psalms 59:10 אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים n c mp cs n c mp My God will go before me with his loving kindness. God will let me look at my enemies in triumph.
- Psalms 59:13 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp Consume them in wrath. Consume them, and they will be no more. Let them know that God rules in Jacob, To the ends of the earth. Selah.
- Psalms 59:17 אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֱלֹהֵ֥י n c mp n c mp cs To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
- Psalms 60:1 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp God, you have rejected us. You have broken us down. You have been angry. Restore us, again.
- Psalms 60:6 אֱלֹהִ֤ים n c mp God has spoken from his sanctuary: "I will triumph. I will divide Shechem, And measure out the valley of Succoth.
- Psalms 60:10 אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים n c mp n c mp Haven't you, God, rejected us? You don't go out with our armies, God.
- Psalms 60:12 בֵּֽ/אלֹהִ֥ים prep + n c mp Through God we shall do valiantly, For it is he who will tread down our adversaries.
- Psalms 61:1 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp Hear my cry, God. Listen to my prayer.
- Psalms 61:5 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp For you, God, have heard my vows. You have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.
- Psalms 61:7 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp He shall be enthroned in God's presence forever. Appoint your loving kindness and truth, that they may preserve him.
- Psalms 62:1 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.
- Psalms 62:5 לֵ֭/אלֹהִים prep + n c mp My soul, wait in silence for God alone, For my expectation is from him.
- Psalms 62:7 אֱ֭לֹהִים בֵּֽ/אלֹהִֽים n c mp prep + n c mp With God is my salvation and my honor. The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
- Psalms 62:8 אֱלֹהִ֖ים n c mp Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.
- Psalms 62:11 אֱלֹהִ֗ים לֵ/אלֹהִֽים n c mp prep + n c mp God has spoken once, Twice I have heard this, That power belongs to God.
- Psalms 63:1 אֱלֹהִ֤ים n c mp God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you, My flesh longs for you, In a dry and weary land, where there is no water.
- Psalms 63:11 בֵּ/אלֹ֫הִ֥ים prep + n c mp But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, For the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced.
- Psalms 64:1 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp Hear my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
- Psalms 64:7 אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים n c mp But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.
- Psalms 64:9 אֱלֹהִ֗ים n c mp All mankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of God, And shall wisely ponder what he has done.
- Psalms 65:1 אֱלֹ֘הִ֥ים n c mp Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. To you shall vows be performed.
- Psalms 65:9 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp You visit the earth, and water it. You greatly enrich it. The river of God is full of water. You provide them grain, for so you have ordained it.
- Psalms 66:1 לֵ֝/אלֹהִים prep + n c mp Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!
- Psalms 66:3 לֵ֭/אלֹהִים prep + n c mp Tell God, "How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.
- Psalms 66:5 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp Come, and see God's deeds-- Awesome work on behalf of the children of men.
- Psalms 66:10 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp For you, God, have tested us. You have refined us, as silver is refined.
- Psalms 66:16 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp Come, and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.
- Psalms 66:19 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp But most assuredly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.
- Psalms 66:20 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, Nor his loving kindness from me.
- Psalms 67:1 אֱלֹהִ֗ים n c mp May God be merciful to us, bless us, And cause his face to shine on us. Selah.
- Psalms 67:3 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp Let the peoples praise you, God. Let all the peoples praise you.
- Psalms 67:5 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp Let the peoples praise you, God. Let all the peoples praise you.
- Psalms 67:6 אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֱלֹהֵֽי/נוּ n c mp n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cp The earth has yielded its increase. God, even our own God, will bless us.
- Psalms 67:7 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp God will bless us. All the ends of the earth shall fear him.
- Psalms 68:1 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp Let God arise! Let his enemies be scattered! Let them who hate him also flee before him.
- Psalms 68:2 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp As smoke is driven away, So drive them away. As wax melts before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
- Psalms 68:3 אֱלֹהִ֗ים n c mp But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
- Psalms 68:4 לֵֽ/אלֹהִים֮ prep + n c mp Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Extol him who rides on the clouds: To Yah, his name! Rejoice before him!
- Psalms 68:5 אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים n c mp A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, Is God in his holy habitation.
- Psalms 68:6 אֱלֹהִ֤ים n c mp God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, But the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
- Psalms 68:7 אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים n c mp God, when you went forth before your people, When you marched through the wilderness... Selah.
- Psalms 68:8 אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים אֱלֹהֵ֥י n c mp n c mp n c mp cs The earth trembled. The sky also poured down rain at the presence of the God of Sinai-- At the presence of God, the God of Israel.
- Psalms 68:9 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp You, God, sent a plentiful rain. You confirmed your inheritance, when it was weary.
- Psalms 68:10 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.
- Psalms 68:15 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged.
- Psalms 68:16 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, At the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, Yahweh will dwell there forever.
- Psalms 68:17 אֱלֹהִ֗ים n c mp The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.
- Psalms 68:18 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts among men, Yes, among the rebellious also, that Yah God might dwell there.
- Psalms 68:21 אֱלֹהִ֗ים n c mp But God will strike through the head of his enemies, The hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.
- Psalms 68:24 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp They have seen your processions, God, Even the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.
- Psalms 68:26 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp "Bless God in the congregations, Even the Lord in the assembly of Israel!"
- Psalms 68:28 אֱלֹהֶ֗י/ךָ אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms n c mp Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.
- Psalms 68:31 לֵ/אלֹהִֽים prep + n c mp Princes shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hurry to stretch out her hands to God.
- Psalms 68:32 לֵ/אלֹהִ֑ים prep + n c mp Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth! Sing praises to the Lord! Selah.
- Psalms 68:34 לֵֽ/אלֹ֫הִ֥ים prep + n c mp Ascribe strength to God! His excellency is over Israel, His strength is in the skies.
- Psalms 68:35 אֱלֹהִ֗ים אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp n c mp You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries. The God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God!
- Psalms 69:1 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp Save me, God, For the waters have come up to my neck!
- Psalms 69:5 אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים n c mp God, you know my foolishness. My sins aren't hidden from you.
- Psalms 69:13 אֱלֹהִ֥ים n c mp But as for me, my prayer is to you, Yahweh, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your loving kindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation.
- Psalms 69:29 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp But I am in pain and distress. Let your salvation, God, protect me.
- Psalms 69:30 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify him with thanksgiving.
- Psalms 69:32 אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים n c mp The humble have seen it, and are glad. You who seek after God, let your heart live.
- Psalms 69:35 אֱלֹהִ֨ים n c mp For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah. They shall settle there, and own it.
- Psalms 70:1 אֱלֹהִ֥ים n c mp Hurry, God, to deliver me. Come quickly to help me, Yahweh.
- Psalms 70:4 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let those who love your salvation continually say, "Let God be exalted!"
- Psalms 70:5 אֱלֹהִ֪ים n c mp But I am poor and needy. Come to me quickly, God. You are my help and my deliverer. Yahweh, don't delay.
- Psalms 71:11 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp Saying, "God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him."
- Psalms 71:12 אֱ֭לֹהִים אֱ֝לֹהַ֗/י n c mp n c mp cs + sfx pers 1cs God, don't be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.
- Psalms 71:17 אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים n c mp God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.
- Psalms 71:18 אֱלֹהִ֪ים n c mp Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don't forsake me, Until I have declared your strength to the next generation, Your might to everyone who is to come.
- Psalms 71:19 אֱלֹהִ֗ים אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים n c mp n c mp Your righteousness also, God, reaches to the heavens; You have done great things. God, who is like you?
- Psalms 72:1 אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים n c mp God, give the king your justice; Your righteousness to the royal son.
- Psalms 72:18 אֱ֭לֹהִים אֱלֹהֵ֣י n c mp n c mp cs Praise be to Yahweh God, the God of Israel, Who alone does marvelous deeds.
- Psalms 73:1 אֱלֹהִ֗ים n c mp Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart.
- Psalms 73:26 אֱלֹהִ֥ים n c mp My flesh and my heart fails, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
- Psalms 73:28 אֱלֹהִ֗ים n c mp But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge, That I may tell of all your works.
- Psalms 74:1 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?
- Psalms 74:10 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp How long, God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme your name forever?
- Psalms 74:12 וֵ֭/אלֹהִים conj + n c mp Yet God is my King of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
- Psalms 74:22 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp Arise, God! Plead your own cause. Remember how the foolish man mocks you all day.
- Psalms 75:1 אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים n c mp We give thanks to you, God, We give thanks, for your Name is near. Men tell about your wondrous works.
- Psalms 75:7 אֱלֹהִ֥ים n c mp But God is the judge. He puts down one, and lifts up another.
- Psalms 76:1 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp In Judah, God is known. His name is great in Israel.
- Psalms 76:9 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp When God arose to judgment, To save all the afflicted ones of the earth. Selah.
- Psalms 77:1 אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים n c mp n c mp My cry goes to God! Indeed, I cry to God for help, And for him to listen to me.
- Psalms 77:3 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp I remember God, and I groan. I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. Selah.
- Psalms 77:13 אֱ֭לֹהִים כֵּֽ/אלֹהִֽים n c mp prep + n c mp Your way, God, is in the sanctuary. What god is great like God?
- Psalms 77:16 אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים n c mp The waters saw you, God. The waters saw you, and they writhed. The depths also convulsed.
- Psalms 78:7 בֵֽ/אלֹהִ֗ים prep + n c mp That they might set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep his commandments,
- Psalms 78:10 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp They didn't keep God's covenant, And refused to walk in his law.
- Psalms 78:19 בֵּֽ/אלֹ֫הִ֥ים prep + n c mp Yes, they spoke against God. They said, "Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
- Psalms 78:22 בֵּ/אלֹהִ֑ים prep + n c mp Because they didn't believe in God, And didn't trust in his salvation.
- Psalms 78:31 אֱלֹהִ֨ים n c mp When the anger of God went up against them, Killed some of the fattest of them, And struck down the young men of Israel.
- Psalms 78:35 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp They remembered that God was their rock, The Most High God their redeemer.
- Psalms 78:56 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, And didn't keep his testimonies;
- Psalms 78:59 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp When God heard this, he was angry, And greatly abhorred Israel;
- Psalms 79:1 אֱֽלֹהִ֡ים n c mp God, the nations have come into your inheritance. They have defiled your holy temple. They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.
- Psalms 80:3 אֱלֹהִ֥ים n c mp Turn us again, God. Cause your face to shine, And we will be saved.
- Psalms 80:4 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp Yahweh God of hosts, How long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?
- Psalms 80:7 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp Turn us again, God of hosts. Cause your face to shine, And we will be saved.
- Psalms 80:14 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp Turn again, we beg you, God of hosts. Look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vine,
- Psalms 80:19 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp Turn us again, Yahweh God of hosts. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.
- Psalms 81:1 לֵ/אלֹהִ֣ים לֵ/אלֹהֵ֥י prep + n c mp prep + n c mp cs Sing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob!
- Psalms 82:1 אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp n c mp God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods.
- Psalms 82:6 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp I said, "You are gods, All of you are sons of the Most High.
- Psalms 82:8 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp Arise, God, judge the earth, For you inherit all of the nations.
- Psalms 83:1 אֱלֹהִ֥ים n c mp God, don't keep silent. Don't keep silent, And don't be still, God.
- Psalms 83:12 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp Who said, "Let us take possession Of God's pasturelands."
- Psalms 84:7 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp They go from strength to strength. Everyone of them appears before God in Zion.
- Psalms 84:8 אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֱלֹהֵ֖י n c mp n c mp cs Yahweh, God of hosts, hear my prayer. Listen, God of Jacob. Selah.
- Psalms 84:9 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp Behold, God our shield, Look at the face of your anointed.
- Psalms 84:11 אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים n c mp For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.
- Psalms 86:8 בָ/אֱלֹהִ֥ים prep det + n c mp There is no one like you among the gods, Lord, Nor any deeds like your deeds.
- Psalms 86:10 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp For you are great, and do wondrous things. You are God alone.
- Psalms 86:14 אֱלֹהִ֤ים n c mp God, the proud have risen up against me. A company of violent men have sought after my soul, And they don't hold regard for you before them.
- Psalms 87:3 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֣ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Glorious things are spoken about you, city of God. Selah.
- Psalms 90:1 הָ/אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Lord, you have been our dwelling place for all generations.
- Psalms 95:3 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp For Yahweh is a great God, A great King above all gods.
- Psalms 96:4 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! He is to be feared above all gods.
- Psalms 97:7 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp Let all them be shamed who serve engraved images, Who boast in their idols. Worship him, all you gods!
- Psalms 97:9 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp For you, Yahweh, are most high above all the earth. You are exalted far above all gods.
- Psalms 100:3 אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים n c mp Know that Yahweh, he is God. It is he who has made us, and we are his. We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
- Psalms 108:1 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp My heart is steadfast, God. I will sing and I will make music with my soul.
- Psalms 108:5 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp Be exalted, God, above the heavens, Let your glory be over all the earth.
- Psalms 108:7 אֱלֹהִ֤ים n c mp God has spoken from his sanctuary: "In triumph, I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth.
- Psalms 108:11 אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים n c mp n c mp Haven't you rejected us, God? You don't go forth, God, with our armies.
- Psalms 108:13 בֵּֽ/אלֹהִ֥ים prep + n c mp Through God, we will do valiantly. For it is he who will tread down our enemies.
- Psalms 135:5 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp For I know that Yahweh is great, That our Lord is above all gods.
- Psalms 136:2 לֵֽ/אלֹהֵ֣י הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים prep + n c mp cs ptcl def.art + n c mp Give thanks to the God of gods; For his loving kindness endures forever.
- Psalms 138:1 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you.
- Psalms 144:9 אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים n c mp I will sing a new song to you, God. On a ten-stringed lyre, I will sing praises to you.
Proverbs 3 verses
- Proverbs 2:5 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp Then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, And find the knowledge of God.
- Proverbs 3:4 אֱלֹהִ֣ים n c mp So you will find favor, And good understanding in the sight of God and man.
- Proverbs 25:2 אֱ֭לֹהִים n c mp It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
Ecclesiastes 36 verses
- Ecclesiastes 1:13 אֱלֹהִ֛ים n c mp I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.
- Ecclesiastes 2:24 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים ptcl def.art + n c mp There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
- Ecclesiastes 2:26 הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
- Ecclesiastes 3:10 אֱלֹהִ֛ים n c mp I have seen the burden which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.
- Ecclesiastes 3:11 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים ptcl def.art + n c mp He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can't find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.
- Ecclesiastes 3:13 אֱלֹהִ֖ים n c mp Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.
- Ecclesiastes 3:14 הָ/אֱלֹהִים֙ וְ/הָ/אֱלֹהִ֣ים ptcl def.art + n c mp conj + ptcl def.art + n c mp I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God has done it, that men should fear before him.
- Ecclesiastes 3:15 וְ/הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים conj + ptcl def.art + n c mp That which is has been long ago, and that which is to be has been long ago: and God seeks again that which is passed away.
- Ecclesiastes 3:17 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים ptcl def.art + n c mp I said in my heart, "God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work."
- Ecclesiastes 3:18 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים ptcl def.art + n c mp I said in my heart, "As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.
- Ecclesiastes 5:1 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Guard your steps when you go to God's house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don't know that they do evil.
- Ecclesiastes 5:2 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים הָ/אֱלֹהִ֤ים ptcl def.art + n c mp ptcl def.art + n c mp Don't be rash with your mouth, and don't let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few.
- Ecclesiastes 5:4 לֵֽ/אלֹהִ֗ים prep + n c mp When you vow a vow to God, don't defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow.
- Ecclesiastes 5:6 הָֽ/אֱלֹהִים֙ ptcl def.art + n c mp Don't allow your mouth to lead you into sin. Don't protest before the messenger that this was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?
- Ecclesiastes 5:7 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים ptcl def.art + n c mp For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, as well as in many words: but you must fear God.
- Ecclesiastes 5:18 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.
- Ecclesiastes 5:19 הָ/אֱלֹהִים֩ אֱלֹהִ֖ים ptcl def.art + n c mp n c mp Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor--this is the gift of God.
- Ecclesiastes 5:20 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֛ים ptcl def.art + n c mp For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life; because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.
- Ecclesiastes 6:2 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֡ים הָֽ/אֱלֹהִים֙ ptcl def.art + n c mp ptcl def.art + n c mp a man to whom God gives riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing for his soul of all that he desires, yet God gives him no power to eat of it, but an alien eats it. This is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
- Ecclesiastes 7:13 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Consider the work of God, for who can make that straight, which he has made crooked?
- Ecclesiastes 7:14 הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him.
- Ecclesiastes 7:18 אֱלֹהִ֖ים n c mp It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also from that don't withdraw your hand; for he who fears God will come forth from them all.
- Ecclesiastes 7:26 הָ/אֱלֹהִים֙ ptcl def.art + n c mp I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her.
- Ecclesiastes 7:29 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֛ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they search for many schemes.
- Ecclesiastes 8:2 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp I say, "Keep the king's command!" because of the oath to God.
- Ecclesiastes 8:12 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Though a sinner commits crimes a hundred times, and lives long, yet surely I know that it will be better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him.
- Ecclesiastes 8:13 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he lengthen days like a shadow; because he doesn't fear God.
- Ecclesiastes 8:15 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful: for that will accompany him in his labor all the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.
- Ecclesiastes 8:17 הָ/אֱלֹהִים֒ ptcl def.art + n c mp then I saw all the work of God, that man can't find out the work that is done under the sun, because however much a man labors to seek it out, yet he won't find it. Yes even though a wise man thinks he can comprehend it, he won't be able to find it.
- Ecclesiastes 9:1 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים ptcl def.art + n c mp For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it is love or hatred, man doesn't know it; all is before them.
- Ecclesiastes 9:7 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Go your way--eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.
- Ecclesiastes 11:5 הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים ptcl def.art + n c mp As you don't know what is the way of the wind, Nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child; Even so you don't know the work of God who does all.
- Ecclesiastes 11:9 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים ptcl def.art + n c mp Rejoice, young man, in your youth, And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, And walk in the ways of your heart, And in the sight of your eyes; But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
- Ecclesiastes 12:7 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים ptcl def.art + n c mp And the dust returns to the earth as it was, And the spirit returns to God who gave it.
- Ecclesiastes 12:13 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֤ים ptcl def.art + n c mp This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.
- Ecclesiastes 12:14 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֛ים ptcl def.art + n c mp For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
Isaiah 16 verses
- Isaiah 13:19 אֱלֹהִ֔ים n c mp Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans' pride, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
- Isaiah 35:4 אֱלֹֽהֵי/כֶם֙ אֱלֹהִ֔ים n c mp cs + sfx pers 2mp n c mp Tell those who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, don't be afraid: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [with] the recompense of God; he will come and save you.
- Isaiah 37:4 אֱלֹהֶ֜י/ךָ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֱלֹהֶ֑י/ךָ n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms n c mp n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms It may be Yahweh your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to defy the living God, and will rebuke the words which Yahweh your God has heard. Therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.
- Isaiah 37:16 אֱלֹהֵ֤י הָֽ/אֱלֹהִים֙ n c mp cs ptcl def.art + n c mp Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, who sits [above] the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.
- Isaiah 37:17 אֱלֹהִ֥ים n c mp Turn your ear, Yahweh, and hear; open your eyes, Yahweh, and behold; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who has sent to defy the living God.
- Isaiah 37:19 אֱלֹהֵי/הֶ֖ם אֱלֹהִ֜ים n c mp cs + sfx pers 3mp n c mp and have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore they have destroyed them.
- Isaiah 41:23 אֱלֹהִ֖ים n c mp Declare the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that you are gods: yes, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and see it together.
- Isaiah 44:6 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp Thus says Yahweh, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Yahweh of Hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.
- Isaiah 45:5 אֱלֹהִ֑ים n c mp I am Yahweh, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird you, though you have not known me;
- Isaiah 45:14 אֱלֹהִֽים n c mp Thus says Yahweh: "The labor of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over to you, and they shall be yours. They shall go after you. In chains they shall come over; and they shall fall down to you. They shall make supplication to you: 'Surely God is in you; and there is none else, there is no other god.
- Isaiah 45:18 הָ/אֱלֹהִ֗ים ptcl def.art + n c mp For thus says Yahweh who created the heavens, the God who formed the earth and made it, who established it and didn't create it a waste, who formed it to be inhabited: I am Yahweh; and there is no one else.
- Isaiah 45:21 אֱלֹהִים֙ n c mp Declare you, and bring [it] forth; yes, let them take counsel together: who has shown this from ancient time? who has declared it of old? Haven't I, Yahweh? and there is no God else besides me, a just God and a Savior; there is no one besides me.
- Isaiah 46:9 אֱלֹהִ֖ים n c mp Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; [I am] God, and there is none like me;
- Isaiah 53:4 אֱלֹהִ֖ים n c mp Surely he has borne our sickness, and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted.
- Isaiah 58:2 אֱלֹהָי/ו֙ אֱלֹהִ֖ים n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms n c mp Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and didn't forsake the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God.
About this entry
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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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