אֱלֹהִים
e.lo.himGodHow to read Hebrew
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.
Traditional renderings: angels, × exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), × (very) great, judges, × mighty.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders אֱלֹהִים:
Glossary entries
Lord Righteousness Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachthani? Eli Abba Most High
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2,600 total
- Deuteronomy 12:18אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ · your GodInstead, you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates. Rejoice before the LORD your God in all you do,
- Deuteronomy 12:20אֱלֹהֶ֥יךָ · your GodWhen the LORD your God expands your territory as He has promised, and you crave meat and say, “I want to eat meat,” you may eat it whenever you want.
- Deuteronomy 12:21אֱלֹהֶיךָ֮ · your GodIf the place where the LORD your God chooses to put His Name is too far from you, then you may slaughter any of the herd or flock He has given you, as I have commanded you, and you may eat it within your gates whenever you want.
- Deuteronomy 12:27אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ · your God; אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ · your GodPresent the meat and blood of your burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD your God. The blood of your other sacrifices must be poured out beside the altar of the LORD your God, but you may eat the meat.
- Deuteronomy 12:28אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ס · your GodBe careful to obey all these things I command you, so that it may always go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is good and right in the eyes of the LORD your God.
- Deuteronomy 12:29אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ · your GodWhen the LORD your God cuts off before you the nations you are entering to dispossess, and you drive them out and live in their land,
- Deuteronomy 12:30לֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶ֜ם · about their gods; אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם · their gods…be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.”
- Deuteronomy 12:31אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ · your God; לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם · for their gods; לֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ · [as sacrifices] to their godsYou must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.
- Deuteronomy 13:2אֱלֹהִ֧ים · gods…and if the sign or wonder he has spoken to you comes about, but he says, “Let us follow other gods (which you have not known) and let us worship them,”
- Deuteronomy 13:3אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙ · your God; אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם…you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
- Deuteronomy 13:4אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם · your GodYou are to follow the LORD your God and fear Him. Keep His commandments and listen to His voice; serve Him and hold fast to Him.
- Deuteronomy 13:5אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֜ם · your God; אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ · your GodSuch a prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he has advocated rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery; he has tried to turn you from the way in which the LORD your God has commanded you to walk. So you must purge the evil from among you.
- Deuteronomy 13:6אֱלֹהִ֣ים · godsIf your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known,
- Deuteronomy 13:7מֵאֱלֹהֵ֣י · the gods…the gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, whether from one end of the earth or the other),
- Deuteronomy 13:10אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ · your GodStone him to death for trying to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- Deuteronomy 13:12אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ · your GodIf, regarding one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit, you hear it said
- Deuteronomy 13:13אֱלֹהִ֥ים · gods…that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known),
- Deuteronomy 13:16אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ · your GodAnd you are to gather all its plunder in the middle of the public square, and completely burn the city and all its plunder as a whole burnt offering to the LORD your God. The city must remain a mound of ruins forever, never to be rebuilt.
- Deuteronomy 13:18אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ · your God; אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ס · your God…because you obey the LORD your God, keeping all His commandments I am giving you today and doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD your God.
- Deuteronomy 14:1אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם · your GodYou are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead,
- Deuteronomy 14:2אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ · your God…for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.
- Deuteronomy 14:21אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ · your GodYou are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
- Deuteronomy 14:23אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ · your God; אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ · your GodAnd you are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks, in the presence of the LORD your God at the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name, so that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always.
- Deuteronomy 14:24אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ · your God; אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ · your GodBut if the distance is too great for you to carry that with which the LORD your God has blessed you, because the place where the LORD your God will choose to put His Name is too far away,
- Deuteronomy 14:25אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ · your God…then exchange it for money, take the money in your hand, and go to the place the LORD your God will choose.
- Deuteronomy 14:26אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ · your GodThen you may spend the money on anything you desire: cattle, sheep, wine, strong drink, or anything you wish. You are to feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice with your household.
- Deuteronomy 14:29אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ · your GodThen the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.
- Deuteronomy 15:4אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ · your GodThere will be no poor among you, however, because the LORD will surely bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance,
- Deuteronomy 15:5אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ · your God…if only you obey the LORD your God and are careful to follow all these commandments I am giving you today.
- Deuteronomy 15:6אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ · your GodWhen the LORD your God blesses you as He has promised, you will lend to many nations but borrow from none; you will rule over many nations but be ruled by none.
- Deuteronomy 15:7אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ · your GodIf there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.
- Deuteronomy 15:10אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ · your GodGive generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand.
- Deuteronomy 15:14אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ · your GodYou are to furnish him liberally from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. You shall give to him as the LORD your God has blessed you.
- Deuteronomy 15:15אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ · your GodRemember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today.
- Deuteronomy 15:18אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ · your GodDo not regard it as a hardship to set your servant free, because his six years of service were worth twice the wages of a hired hand. And the LORD your God will bless you in all you do.
- Deuteronomy 15:19אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ · your GodYou must set apart to the LORD your God every firstborn male produced by your herds and flocks. You are not to put the firstborn of your oxen to work, nor are you to shear the firstborn of your flock.
- Deuteronomy 15:20אֱלֹהֶ֤יךָ · your GodEach year you and your household are to eat it before the LORD your God in the place the LORD will choose.
- Deuteronomy 15:21אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ · your GodBut if an animal has a defect, is lame or blind, or has any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.
- Deuteronomy 16:1אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ · your God; אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ · your GodObserve the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
- Deuteronomy 16:2אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ · your GodYou are to offer to the LORD your God the Passover sacrifice from the herd or flock in the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for His Name.