אֵל

elGod
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine241 occurrences22 books231 verses
This word comes from the names of Baal-berith and LORD.

Definition

shortened from H352; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
Traditional renderings: God (god), × goodly, × great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'

Glossary entries

Lord Righteousness Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachthani? Baal-Berith El-berith Abba

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

241 total
  1. Joshua 22:22 (2×)אֵל֩׀ · the Mighty One; אֵ֣ל׀ · the Mighty One
    “The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! He knows, and may Israel also know. If this was in rebellion or breach of faith against the LORD, do not spare us today.
  2. Joshua 24:19אֵֽל־ · God
    But Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God; He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your rebellion or your sins.
  3. Judges 9:46אֵ֥ל
    On hearing of this, all the leaders in the tower of Shechem entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.
  4. 1 Samuel 2:3אֵ֤ל · is a God
    Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.
  5. 2 Samuel 22:31הָאֵ֖ל · [As for] God
    As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
  6. 2 Samuel 22:32אֵ֖ל · is God
    For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
  7. 2 Samuel 22:33הָאֵ֥ל · God
    God is my strong fortress, and He makes my way clear.
  8. 2 Samuel 22:48הָאֵ֕ל · the God
    …the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,
  9. 2 Samuel 23:5אֵ֑ל · God
    Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire?
  10. Nehemiah 1:5הָאֵ֥ל · God
    Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,
  11. Nehemiah 5:5לְאֵ֣ל
    We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”
  12. Nehemiah 9:31אֵֽל־ · God
    But in Your great compassion, You did not put an end to them; nor did You forsake them, for You are a gracious and compassionate God.
  13. Nehemiah 9:32הָאֵ֨ל · God
    So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.
  14. Job 5:8אֵ֑ל · God
    However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—
  15. Job 8:3הַ֭אֵל · Does God
    Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
  16. Job 8:5אֵ֑ל · God
    But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
  17. Job 8:13אֵ֑ל · God
    Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
  18. Job 8:20אֵ֭ל · God
    Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.
  19. Job 9:2אֵֽל׃ · God
    “Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God?
  20. Job 12:6אֵ֑ל · God
    The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure—those who carry their god in their hands.
  21. Job 13:3אֵ֣ל · God
    Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.
  22. Job 13:7הַ֭לְאֵל · on God’s behalf
    Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf or speak deceitfully for Him?
  23. Job 13:8לָאֵ֥ל · in His defense
    Would you show Him partiality or argue in His defense?
  24. Job 15:4אֵֽל׃ · Him
    But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him.
  25. Job 15:11אֵ֑ל · of God
    Are the consolations of God not enough for you, even words spoken gently to you?
  26. Job 15:13אֵ֣ל · God
    …so that you turn your spirit against God and pour such words from your mouth?
  27. Job 15:25אֵ֣ל · God
    For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,
  28. Job 16:11אֵ֭ל · God
    God has delivered me to unjust men; He has thrown me to the clutches of the wicked.
  29. Job 18:21אֵֽל׃ס · God
    Surely such is the dwelling of the wicked and the place of one who does not know God.”
  30. Job 19:22אֵ֑ל · God does
    Why do you persecute me as God does? Will you never get enough of my flesh?
  31. Job 20:15אֵֽל׃ · God
    He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.
  32. Job 20:29מֵאֵֽל׃פ · God
    This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him.”
  33. Job 21:14לָ֭אֵל · to God
    Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.
  34. Job 21:22הַלְאֵ֥ל · to God
    Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since He judges those on high?
  35. Job 22:2הַלְאֵ֥ל · to God
    “Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?
  36. Job 22:13אֵ֑ל · does God
    Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?
  37. Job 22:17לָ֭אֵל · to God
    They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’
  38. Job 23:16וְ֭אֵל · God
    God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
  39. Job 25:4אֵ֑ל · God
    How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
  40. Job 27:2אֵ֭ל · As surely as God
    “As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—
  41. Job 27:9אֵ֑ל · Will God
    Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?
  42. Job 27:11אֵ֑ל · of God
    I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty.
  43. Job 27:13אֵ֑ל · God
    This is the wicked man’s portion from God—the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
  44. Job 31:14אֵ֑ל · God
    …what will I do when God rises to judge? How will I answer when called to account?
  45. Job 31:23אֵ֑ל · from God
    For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.
  46. Job 31:28לָאֵ֣ל · God
    …this would also be an iniquity to be judged, for I would have denied God on high.
  47. Job 32:13אֵ֖ל · let God
    So do not claim, ‘We have found wisdom; let God, not man, refute him.’
  48. Job 33:4אֵ֥ל · of God
    The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
  49. Job 33:6לָאֵ֑ל · am just like you before God
    I am just like you before God; I was also formed from clay.