אֱלֹהִים

e.lo.himGod
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine2,600 occurrences35 books2,247 verses
This word comes from the name of LORD.

Definition

plural of H433; 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
Traditional renderings: angels, × exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), × (very) great, judges, × mighty.

Glossary entries

Lord Righteousness Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachthani? Eli Abba Most High

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

2,600 total
  1. Genesis 1:1אֱלֹהִ֑ים · God
    In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
  2. Genesis 1:2אֱלֹהִ֔ים · of God
    Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
  3. Genesis 1:3אֱלֹהִ֖ים · And God
    And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
  4. Genesis 1:4 (2×)אֱלֹהִ֛ים · And God; אֱלֹהִ֔ים · and [He]
    And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.
  5. Genesis 1:5אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ · God
    God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
  6. Genesis 1:6אֱלֹהִ֔ים · And God
    And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”
  7. Genesis 1:7אֱלֹהִים֮ · So God
    So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.
  8. Genesis 1:8אֱלֹהִ֛ים · God
    God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
  9. Genesis 1:9אֱלֹהִ֗ים · And God
    And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.
  10. Genesis 1:10 (2×)אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ · God; אֱלֹהִ֖ים · And God
    God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
  11. Genesis 1:11אֱלֹהִ֗ים · Then God
    Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.
  12. Genesis 1:12אֱלֹהִ֖ים · And God
    The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
  13. Genesis 1:14אֱלֹהִ֗ים · And God
    And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
  14. Genesis 1:16אֱלֹהִ֔ים · God
    God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.
  15. Genesis 1:17אֱלֹהִ֖ים · God
    God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,
  16. Genesis 1:18אֱלֹהִ֖ים · And God
    …to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
  17. Genesis 1:20אֱלֹהִ֔ים · And God
    And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”
  18. Genesis 1:21 (2×)אֱלֹהִ֔ים · God; אֱלֹהִ֖ים · And God
    So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.
  19. Genesis 1:22אֱלֹהִ֖ים · Then God
    Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
  20. Genesis 1:24אֱלֹהִ֗ים · And God
    And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.
  21. Genesis 1:25 (2×)אֱלֹהִים֩ · God; אֱלֹהִ֖ים · And God
    God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
  22. Genesis 1:26אֱלֹהִ֔ים · Then God
    Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”
  23. Genesis 1:27 (2×)אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ · So God; אֱלֹהִ֖ים · of God
    So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
  24. Genesis 1:28 (2×)אֱלֹהִים֒ · God; אֱלֹהִ֗ים · and
    God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”
  25. Genesis 1:29אֱלֹהִ֗ים · Then God
    Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.
  26. Genesis 1:31אֱלֹהִים֙ · And God
    And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
  27. Genesis 2:2אֱלֹהִים֙ · God
    And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.
  28. Genesis 2:3 (2×)אֱלֹהִים֙ · Then God; אֱלֹהִ֖ים · [He]
    Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.
  29. Genesis 2:4אֱלֹהִ֖ים · God
    This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made them.
  30. Genesis 2:5אֱלֹהִים֙ · God
    Now no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth, nor had any plant of the field sprouted, for the LORD God had not yet sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.
  31. Genesis 2:7אֱלֹהִ֜ים · God
    Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
  32. Genesis 2:8אֱלֹהִ֛ים · God
    And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.
  33. Genesis 2:9אֱלֹהִים֙ · God
    Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
  34. Genesis 2:15אֱלֹהִ֖ים · God
    Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
  35. Genesis 2:16אֱלֹהִ֔ים · God
    And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,
  36. Genesis 2:18אֱלֹהִ֔ים · God
    The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
  37. Genesis 2:19אֱלֹהִ֜ים · God
    And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
  38. Genesis 2:21אֱלֹהִ֧ים׀ · God
    So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.
  39. Genesis 2:22אֱלֹהִ֧ים׀ · God
    And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him.
  40. Genesis 3:1 (2×)אֱלֹהִ֑ים · God; אֱלֹהִ֔ים · Did God
    Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’”
  41. Genesis 3:3אֱלֹהִ֗ים · God
    …but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.’”
  42. Genesis 3:5אֱלֹהִ֔ים · God
    “For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”