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. 1 Kings 17:24אֱלֹהִ֖ים · of God
    Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is truth.”
  2. 1 Kings 18:10אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ · your God
    As surely as the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent someone to search for you. When they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made that kingdom or nation swear that they had not found you.
  3. 1 Kings 18:21הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ · is God
    Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.
  4. 1 Kings 18:24אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם · of your god; הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים · The God; הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים · God
    Then you may call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The God who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people answered, “What you say is good.”
  5. 1 Kings 18:25אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם · of your god
    Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.”
  6. 1 Kings 18:27אֱלֹהִ֣ים · a god
    At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!”
  7. 1 Kings 18:36אֱלֹהֵי֙ · God; אֱלֹהִ֛ים · are God
    At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.
  8. 1 Kings 18:37הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים · are God
    Answer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again.”
  9. 1 Kings 18:39הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים · is God; הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ · is God
    When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”
  10. 1 Kings 19:2אֱלֹהִים֙ · May the gods
    So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!”
  11. 1 Kings 19:8הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים · of God
    So he got up and ate and drank. And strengthened by that food, he walked forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.
  12. 1 Kings 19:10אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the God
    “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
  13. 1 Kings 19:14אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the God
    “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
  14. 1 Kings 20:10אֱלֹהִ֖ים · May the gods
    Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”
  15. 1 Kings 20:23אֱלֹהֵ֤י · gods; אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם · Their gods [are]
    Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they prevailed over us. Instead, we should fight them on the plains; surely then we will prevail.
  16. 1 Kings 20:28הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים · of God; אֱלֹהֵ֤י · is a god; אֱלֹהֵ֥י
    Then the man of God approached the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because the Arameans have said that the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
  17. 1 Kings 21:10אֱלֹהִ֖ים · [both] God
    But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ‘You have cursed both God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”
  18. 1 Kings 21:13אֱלֹהִ֖ים · [both] God
    And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.
  19. 1 Kings 22:53אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the God
    Ahaziah served and worshiped Baal, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.
  20. 2 Kings 1:2אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the god
    Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”
  21. 2 Kings 1:3אֱלֹהִים֙ · God; אֱלֹהֵ֥י · the god
    But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’
  22. 2 Kings 1:6אֱלֹהִים֙ · God; אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the god
    They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’”
  23. 2 Kings 1:9הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים · of God
    Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’”
  24. 2 Kings 1:10אֱלֹהִים֙ · of God
    Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.
  25. 2 Kings 1:11הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים · of God
    So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’”
  26. 2 Kings 1:12הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ · of God; אֱלֹהִים֙ · of God
    Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.
  27. 2 Kings 1:13הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים · of God
    So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. And the third captain went up, fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, “Man of God, may my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours please be precious in your sight.
  28. 2 Kings 1:16אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the god; אֱלֹהִים֙ · God
    And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.”
  29. 2 Kings 2:14אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the God
    Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the waters. “Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” he asked. And when he had struck the waters, they parted to the right and to the left, and Elisha crossed over.
  30. 2 Kings 4:7הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים · of God
    She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt. Then you and your sons can live on the remainder.”
  31. 2 Kings 4:9אֱלֹהִ֖ים · of God
    Then the woman said to her husband, “Behold, now I know that the one who often comes our way is a holy man of God.
  32. 2 Kings 4:16הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים · of God
    And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.”
  33. 2 Kings 4:21הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים · of God
    And she went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God. Then she shut the door and went out.
  34. 2 Kings 4:22הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים · of God
    And the woman called her husband and said, “Please send me one of the servants and one of the donkeys, that I may go quickly to the man of God and return.”
  35. 2 Kings 4:25הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים · of God; הָאֱלֹהִ֤ים · of God
    So she set out and went to the man of God at Mount Carmel. When the man of God saw her at a distance, he said to his servant Gehazi, “Look, there is the Shunammite woman.
  36. 2 Kings 4:27הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ · of God; הָאֱלֹהִ֤ים · of God
    When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
  37. 2 Kings 4:40הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים · of God
    And they poured it out for the men to eat, but when they tasted the stew they cried out, “There is death in the pot, O man of God!” And they could not eat it.