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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 46:7
    The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
  • Psalms 46:10
    Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
  • Psalms 46:11
    The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
  • Psalms 47:1
    To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
  • Psalms 47:5
    God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
  • Psalms 47:6
    Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
  • Psalms 47:7
    For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
  • Psalms 47:8
    God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
  • Psalms 47:9
    The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted.
  • Psalms 48:1
    A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.