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
- 2 Kings 19:4אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ · your God; אֱלֹהִ֣ים · God; אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ · your GodPerhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”
- 2 Kings 19:10אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ · let your God“Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
- 2 Kings 19:12אֱלֹהֵ֤י · Did the godsDid the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar?
- 2 Kings 19:15אֱלֹהֵ֤י · God; הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ · are GodAnd Hezekiah prayed before the LORD: “O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.
- 2 Kings 19:16אֱלֹהִ֥ים · GodIncline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God.
- 2 Kings 19:18אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם · their gods; אֱלֹהִ֜ים · godsThey have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.
- 2 Kings 19:19אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ · our God; אֱלֹהִ֖ים · are GodAnd now, O LORD our God, please save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”
- 2 Kings 19:20אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the GodThen Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I have heard your prayer concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria.
- 2 Kings 19:37אֱלֹהָ֗יו · of his godOne day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 20:5אֱלֹהֵי֙ · the God“Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD.
- 2 Kings 21:12אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the God…this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it.
- 2 Kings 21:22אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the GodHe abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.
- 2 Kings 22:15אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the GodAnd Huldah said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Tell the man who sent you
- 2 Kings 22:17לֵאלֹהִ֣ים · gods…because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be kindled against this place and will not be quenched.’
- 2 Kings 22:18אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the GodBut as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for the words that you heard,
- 2 Kings 23:16הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים · of GodAnd as Josiah turned, he saw the tombs there on the hillside, and he sent someone to take the bones out of the tombs, and he burned them on the altar to defile it, according to the word of the LORD proclaimed by the man of God who had foretold these things.
- 2 Kings 23:17הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ · of GodThen the king asked, “What is this monument I see?” And the men of the city replied, “It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things that you have done to the altar of Bethel.”
- 2 Kings 23:21אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם · your GodThe king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.”
- 1 Chronicles 4:10לֵאלֹהֵ֨י · to the God; אֱלֹהִ֖ים · And GodAnd Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.
- 1 Chronicles 5:20לֵאלֹהִ֤ים · to GodAnd because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.
- 1 Chronicles 5:22מֵהָאֱלֹהִ֖ים · belonged to God…and many others fell slain, because the battle belonged to God. And they occupied the land until the exile.
- 1 Chronicles 5:25בֵּאלֹהֵ֖י · to the God; אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the gods; אֱלֹהִ֖ים · GodBut they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and they prostituted themselves with the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.
- 1 Chronicles 5:26אֱלֹהֵ֨י · So the GodSo the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.
- 1 Chronicles 6:48הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ · of GodTheir fellow Levites were assigned to every kind of service of the tabernacle, the house of God.
- 1 Chronicles 6:49הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃פ · of GodBut Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
- 1 Chronicles 9:11הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ס · of God’sAzariah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple;
- 1 Chronicles 9:13הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ · of God…and 1,760 of their relatives, the heads of their families, able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
- 1 Chronicles 9:26הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ · of GodBut the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.
- 1 Chronicles 9:27הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים · of GodThey would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they were responsible for guarding it and opening it every morning.
- 1 Chronicles 10:10אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם · of their godsThey put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon.
- 1 Chronicles 11:2אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ · your GodEven in times past, while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD your God said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”
- 1 Chronicles 11:19מֵאֱלֹהַ֜י · my God…saying, “Far be it from me, my God, to do this! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” Because they had brought it at the risk of their lives, David refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
- 1 Chronicles 12:17אֱלֹהֵ֥י · may the GodAnd David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”
- 1 Chronicles 12:18אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ · your GodThen the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.
- 1 Chronicles 12:22אֱלֹהִֽים׃פ · of GodFor at that time men came to David day after day to help him, until he had a great army, like the army of God.
- 1 Chronicles 13:2אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ · our GodAnd he said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if this is of the LORD our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our brothers in all the land of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites in their cities and pasturelands, so that they may join us.
- 1 Chronicles 13:3אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ · of our GodThen let us bring back the ark of our God, for we did not inquire of Him in the days of Saul.”
- 1 Chronicles 13:5הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים · of GodSo David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
- 1 Chronicles 13:6הָאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀ · of GodDavid and all Israel went up to Baalah of Judah (that is, Kiriath-jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who is enthroned between the cherubim—the ark that is called by the Name.
- 1 Chronicles 13:7הָאֱלֹהִים֙ · of GodSo they carried the ark of God from the house of Abinadab on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding the cart.
- 1 Chronicles 13:8הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים · GodDavid and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.
- 1 Chronicles 13:10אֱלֹהִֽים׃ · GodAnd the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and He struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.