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אֱלֹהִים H430

ʼĕlôhîym

el-o-heem'

plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.

Brown–Driver–Briggs

אֱלֹהִים 2570 n.m.pl.
1 pl. in number.
a rulers, judges, either as divine representatives at sacred places or as reflecting divine majesty and power
b divine ones, superhuman beings including God and angels
c angels
d gods
2 pl. intensive
a god or goddess
b godlike one
c works of God, or things belongng to him
d God
3 הָאֱלֹהִים the (true) God
4 אֱלֹהִים = God

From Brown, Driver, and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), in the public domain.

2249 occurrences

Shown in the King James Version (KJV), whichever translation you read in — it is the text these numbers are tagged against.

  • Psalms 27:9
    Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
  • Psalms 30:2
    O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
  • Psalms 30:12
    To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
  • Psalms 31:14
    But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.
  • Psalms 33:12
    Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
  • Psalms 35:23
    Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
  • Psalms 35:24
    Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
  • Psalms 36:1
    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
  • Psalms 36:7
    How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
  • Psalms 37:31
    The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.