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 20:18לֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם · for their gods; אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ס · your God…so that they cannot teach you to do all the detestable things they do for their gods, and so cause you to sin against the LORD your God.
- Deuteronomy 21:1אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ · your GodIf one is found slain, lying in a field in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him,
- Deuteronomy 21:5אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ · your GodAnd the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.
- Deuteronomy 21:10אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ · your GodWhen you go to war against your enemies and the LORD your God delivers them into your hand and you take them captive,
- Deuteronomy 21:23אֱלֹהִ֖ים · is under God’s; אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ · your God…you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
- Deuteronomy 22:5אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ · your GodA woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.
- Deuteronomy 23:5אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ · your God; אֱלֹהֶ֧יךָ · your God; אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ · your GodYet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.
- Deuteronomy 23:14אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ · your GodFor the LORD your God walks throughout your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, lest He see anything unclean among you and turn away from you.
- Deuteronomy 23:18אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ · your God; אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ · your GodYou must not bring the wages of a prostitute, whether female or male, into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow, because both are detestable to the LORD your God.
- Deuteronomy 23:20אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ · your GodYou may charge a foreigner interest, but not your brother, so that the LORD your God may bless you in everything to which you put your hand in the land that you are entering to possess.
- Deuteronomy 23:21אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ · your God; אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.
- Deuteronomy 23:23אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ · your GodBe careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth.
- Deuteronomy 24:4אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ · your God…then the husband who divorced her first may not remarry her after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination to the LORD. You must not bring sin upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
- Deuteronomy 24:9אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ · your GodRemember what the LORD your God did to Miriam on the journey after you came out of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 24:13אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ס · your God…be sure to return it to him by sunset, so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you, and this will be credited to you as righteousness before the LORD your God.
- Deuteronomy 24:18אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ · your GodRemember that you were slaves in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from that place. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.
- Deuteronomy 24:19אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ · your GodIf you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
- Deuteronomy 25:15אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ · your GodYou must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Deuteronomy 25:16אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ · your GodFor everyone who behaves dishonestly in regard to these things is detestable to the LORD your God.
- Deuteronomy 25:18אֱלֹהִֽים׃ · of God…how they met you on your journey when you were tired and weary, and they attacked all your stragglers; they had no fear of God.
- Deuteronomy 25:19אֱלֹהֶ֣יךָ׀ · your God; אֱ֠לֹהֶיךָWhen the LORD your God gives you rest from the enemies around you in the land that He is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you are to blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!
- Deuteronomy 26:1אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ · your GodWhen you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and settle in it,
- Deuteronomy 26:2אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ · your God; אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ · your God…you are to take some of the firstfruits of all your produce from the soil of the land that the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name,
- Deuteronomy 26:3אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ · your God…to the priest who is serving at that time, and say to him, “I declare today to the LORD your God that I have entered the land that the LORD swore to our fathers to give us.”
- Deuteronomy 26:4אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ · your GodThen the priest shall take the basket from your hands and place it before the altar of the LORD your God,
- Deuteronomy 26:5אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ · your God…and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.
- Deuteronomy 26:7אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the GodSo we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and oppression.
- Deuteronomy 26:10אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ · your God; אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land that You, O LORD, have given me.” Then you are to place the basket before the LORD your God and bow down before Him.
- Deuteronomy 26:11אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ · your GodSo you shall rejoice—you, the Levite, and the foreigner dwelling among you—in all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household.
- Deuteronomy 26:13אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ · your GodThen you shall declare in the presence of the LORD your God, “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all the commandments You have given me. I have not transgressed or forgotten Your commandments.
- Deuteronomy 26:14אֱלֹהָ֔י · my GodI have not eaten any of the sacred portion while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God; I have done everything You commanded me.
- Deuteronomy 26:16אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ · your GodThe LORD your God commands you this day to follow these statutes and ordinances. You must be careful to follow them with all your heart and with all your soul.
- Deuteronomy 26:17לֵֽאלֹהִ֜ים · GodToday you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice.
- Deuteronomy 26:19אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ · your God…that He will set you high in praise and name and honor above all the nations He has made, and that you will be a holy people to the LORD your God, as He has promised.
- Deuteronomy 27:2אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ · your GodAnd on the day you cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, set up large stones and coat them with plaster.
- Deuteronomy 27:3אֱלֹהֶ֣יךָ׀ · your God; אֱלֹהֵֽי־ · the GodWrite on them all the words of this law when you have crossed over to enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you.
- Deuteronomy 27:5אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ · your GodMoreover, you are to build there an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones. You must not use any iron tool on them.
- Deuteronomy 27:6אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ · your God; אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ · your GodYou shall build the altar of the LORD your God with uncut stones and offer upon it burnt offerings to the LORD your God.
- Deuteronomy 27:7אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ · your GodThere you are to sacrifice your peace offerings, eating them and rejoicing in the presence of the LORD your God.