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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 79:9
    Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.
  • Psalms 79:10
    Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.
  • Psalms 80:3
    Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
  • Psalms 80:4
    O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
  • Psalms 80:7
    Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
  • Psalms 80:14
    Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
  • Psalms 80:19
    Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
  • Psalms 81:1
    To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
  • Psalms 81:4
    For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.
  • Psalms 81:10
    I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.