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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 147:1
    Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
  • Psalms 147:7
    Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
  • Psalms 147:12
    Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
  • Proverbs 2:5
    Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
  • Proverbs 2:17
    Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
  • Proverbs 3:4
    So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
  • Proverbs 25:2
    It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
  • Proverbs 30:9
    Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
  • Ecclesiastes 1:13
    And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
  • Ecclesiastes 2:24
    There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.