אֱלֹהִים

e.lo.himGod
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.

Glossary entries

Lord Righteousness Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachthani? Eli Abba Most High

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

2,600 total
  1. Genesis 20:17 (2×)הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים · God; אֱלֹהִ֜ים · and God
    Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children—
  2. Genesis 21:2אֱלֹהִֽים׃ · God
    So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.
  3. Genesis 21:4אֱלֹהִֽים׃ · God
    When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God had commanded him.
  4. Genesis 21:6אֱלֹהִ֑ים · God
    Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”
  5. Genesis 21:12אֱלֹהִ֜ים · But God
    But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.
  6. Genesis 21:17 (3×)אֱלֹהִים֮ · Then God; אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ · of God; אֱלֹהִ֛ים · God
    Then God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “What is wrong, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he lies.
  7. Genesis 21:19אֱלֹהִים֙ · Then God
    Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.
  8. Genesis 21:20אֱלֹהִ֛ים · And God
    And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.
  9. Genesis 21:22אֱלֹהִ֣ים · God
    At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do.
  10. Genesis 21:23בֵֽאלֹהִים֙ · before God
    Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.”
  11. Genesis 22:1וְהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים · God
    Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered.
  12. Genesis 22:3הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ · God
    So Abraham got up early the next morning, saddled his donkey, and took along two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had designated.
  13. Genesis 22:8אֱלֹהִ֞ים · God
    Abraham answered, “God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two walked on together.
  14. Genesis 22:9הָאֱלֹהִים֒ · God
    When they arrived at the place God had designated, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar, atop the wood.
  15. Genesis 22:12אֱלֹהִים֙ · God
    “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”
  16. Genesis 23:6אֱלֹהִ֤ים · are God’s
    “Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us. Bury your dead in the finest of our tombs. None of us will withhold his tomb for burying your dead.”
  17. Genesis 24:3 (2×)אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the God; וֵֽאלֹהֵ֖י · and the God
    …and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,
  18. Genesis 24:7אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the God
    The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’—He will send His angel before you so that you can take a wife for my son from there.
  19. Genesis 24:12אֱלֹהֵי֙ · God
    “O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
  20. Genesis 24:27אֱלֹהֵי֙ · the God
    …saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”
  21. Genesis 24:42אֱלֹהֵי֙ · God
    So when I came to the spring today, I prayed: O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if only You would make my journey a success!
  22. Genesis 24:48אֱלֹהֵי֙ · the God
    Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
  23. Genesis 25:11אֱלֹהִ֖ים · God
    After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.
  24. Genesis 26:24אֱלֹהֵ֖י · am the God
    …and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham.”
  25. Genesis 27:20אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ · your God
    But Isaac asked his son, “How did you ever find it so quickly, my son?” “Because the LORD your God brought it to me,” he replied.
  26. Genesis 27:28הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים · May God
    May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth—an abundance of grain and new wine.
  27. Genesis 28:4אֱלֹהִ֖ים · God
    And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”
  28. Genesis 28:12אֱלֹהִ֔ים · and God’s
    And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.
  29. Genesis 28:13 (2×)אֱלֹהֵי֙ · the God; וֵאלֹהֵ֖י · and the God
    And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.
  30. Genesis 28:17אֱלֹהִ֔ים · of God
    And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!”
  31. Genesis 28:20אֱלֹהִ֜ים · God
    Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear,
  32. Genesis 28:21לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ · God
    …so that I may return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD will be my God.
  33. Genesis 28:22אֱלֹהִ֑ים · God’s
    And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”
  34. Genesis 30:2אֱלֹהִים֙ · of God
    Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”
  35. Genesis 30:6אֱלֹהִ֔ים · God
    Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.
  36. Genesis 30:8אֱלֹהִ֧ים׀
    Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.
  37. Genesis 30:17אֱלֹהִ֖ים · And God
    And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob.
  38. Genesis 30:18אֱלֹהִים֙ · God
    Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.
  39. Genesis 30:20אֱלֹהִ֥ים׀ · God
    “God has given me a good gift,” she said. “This time my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons.” And she named him Zebulun.
  40. Genesis 30:22 (2×)אֱלֹהִ֖ים · Then God; אֱלֹהִ֔ים · He
    Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,
  41. Genesis 30:23אֱלֹהִ֖ים · God
    …and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said.
  42. Genesis 31:5וֵֽאלֹהֵ֣י · but the God
    …and he told them, “I can see from your father’s countenance that his attitude toward me has changed; but the God of my father has been with me.
  43. Genesis 31:7אֱלֹהִ֔ים · God
    And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, God has not allowed him to harm me.
  44. Genesis 31:9אֱלֹהִ֛ים · Thus God
    Thus God has taken away your father’s livestock and given them to me.