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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 68:15
    The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.
  • Psalms 68:16
    Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.
  • Psalms 68:17
    The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
  • Psalms 68:18
    Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
  • Psalms 68:21
    But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
  • Psalms 68:24
    They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
  • Psalms 68:26
    Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
  • Psalms 68:28
    Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.
  • Psalms 68:31
    Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
  • Psalms 68:32
    Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah: