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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

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  • Psalms 44:4
    Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
  • Psalms 44:8
    In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.
  • Psalms 44:20
    If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
  • Psalms 44:21
    Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
  • Psalms 45:2
    Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
  • Psalms 45:6
    Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
  • Psalms 45:7
    Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
  • Psalms 46:1
    To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
  • Psalms 46:4
    There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
  • Psalms 46:5
    God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.