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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 69:35
    For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.
  • Psalms 70:1
    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD.
  • Psalms 70:4
    Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
  • Psalms 70:5
    But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.
  • Psalms 71:4
    Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
  • Psalms 71:11
    Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
  • Psalms 71:12
    O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.
  • Psalms 71:17
    O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
  • Psalms 71:18
    Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
  • Psalms 71:19
    Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!