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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 66:8
    O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:
  • Psalms 66:10
    For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
  • Psalms 66:16
    Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
  • Psalms 66:19
    But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
  • Psalms 66:20
    Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
  • Psalms 67:1
    To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
  • Psalms 67:3
    Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
  • Psalms 67:5
    Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
  • Psalms 67:6
    Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.
  • Psalms 67:7
    God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.