אֱלֹהִים

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.

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

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Occurrences

2,600 total
  1. Joshua 22:19אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ · our God
    If indeed the land of your inheritance is unclean, then cross over to the land of the LORD’s possession, where the LORD’s tabernacle stands, and take possession of it among us. But do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building for yourselves an altar other than the altar of the LORD our God.
  2. Joshua 22:22אֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ · [is] God; אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ · [is] God
    “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.
  3. Joshua 22:24אֱלֹהֵ֥י · the God
    But in fact we have done this for fear that in the future your descendants might say to ours, ‘What have you to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?
  4. Joshua 22:29אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ · our God
    Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD and turn away from Him today by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices, other than the altar of the LORD our God, which stands before His tabernacle.”
  5. Joshua 22:33אֱלֹהִ֖ים · God
    The Israelites were satisfied with the report, and they blessed God and spoke no more about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and Gadites lived.
  6. Joshua 22:34הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃פ · is God
    So the Reubenites and Gadites named the altar Witness, for they said, “It is a witness between us that the LORD is God.”
  7. Joshua 23:3אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם · your God; אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם · your God
    …“and you have seen everything that the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake, because it was the LORD your God who fought for you.
  8. Joshua 23:5אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם · your God; אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם · your God
    The LORD your God will push them out of your way and drive them out before you, so that you can take possession of their land, as the LORD your God promised you.
  9. Joshua 23:7אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֤ם · of their gods
    So you are not to associate with these nations that remain among you. You must not call on the names of their gods or swear by them, and you must not serve them or bow down to them.
  10. Joshua 23:8אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם · your God
    Instead, you shall hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day.
  11. Joshua 23:10אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם · your God
    One of you can put a thousand to flight, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as He promised.
  12. Joshua 23:11אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ · your God
    Therefore watch yourselves carefully, that you love the LORD your God.
  13. Joshua 23:13אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם · your God; אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ · your God
    …know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.
  14. Joshua 23:14אֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙ · your God
    Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.
  15. Joshua 23:15אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם · your God; אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃
    But just as every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come to pass, likewise the LORD will bring upon you the calamity He has threatened, until He has destroyed you from this good land He has given you.
  16. Joshua 23:16אֱלֹהֵיכֶם֮ · your God; אֱלֹהִ֣ים · gods
    If you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.”
  17. Joshua 24:1הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ · God
    Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel, and they presented themselves before God.
  18. Joshua 24:2אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the God; אֱלֹהִ֥ים · gods
    And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods.
  19. Joshua 24:14אֱלֹהִ֗ים · the gods
    Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; cast aside the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.
  20. Joshua 24:15אֱלֹהִ֞ים · gods; אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the gods
    But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”
  21. Joshua 24:16אֱלֹהִ֥ים · gods
    The people replied, “Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve other gods!
  22. Joshua 24:17אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ · our God
    For the LORD our God brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and performed these great signs before our eyes. He also protected us throughout our journey and among all the nations through which we traveled.
  23. Joshua 24:18אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ס · is our God
    And the LORD drove out before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, because He is our God!”
  24. Joshua 24:19אֱלֹהִ֥ים · 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.
  25. Joshua 24:20אֱלֹהֵ֣י · gods
    If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, He will turn and bring disaster on you and consume you, even after He has been good to you.”
  26. Joshua 24:23אֱלֹהֵ֥י · gods; אֱלֹהֵ֥י · the God
    “Now, therefore,” he said, “get rid of the foreign gods among you and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.”
  27. Joshua 24:24אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ · our God
    So the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.”
  28. Joshua 24:26אֱלֹהִ֑ים · of God
    Joshua recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak that was near the sanctuary of the LORD.
  29. Joshua 24:27בֵּאלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ · your God
    And Joshua said to all the people, “You see this stone. It will be a witness against us, for it has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us, and it will be a witness against you if you ever deny your God.”
  30. Judges 1:7אֱלֹהִ֑ים · God
    Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.
  31. Judges 2:3וֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם · and their gods
    So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.”
  32. Judges 2:12אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the God; אֱלֹהִ֣ים · gods; מֵאֱלֹהֵ֤י
    Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger,
  33. Judges 2:17אֱלֹהִ֣ים · gods
    Israel, however, did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments; they did not do as their fathers had done.
  34. Judges 2:19אֱלֹהִ֣ים · gods
    But when the judge died, the Israelites became even more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods to serve them and bow down to them. They would not give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.
  35. Judges 3:6אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃פ · their gods
    And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
  36. Judges 3:7אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם · their God
    So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
  37. Judges 3:20אֱלֹהִ֥ים · from God
    Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the coolness of his upper room. “I have a word from God for you,” Ehud said, and the king rose from his seat.
  38. Judges 4:6אֱלֹהֵֽי־ · the God
    She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.
  39. Judges 4:23אֱלֹהִים֙ · God
    On that day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan before the Israelites.