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. 2 Chronicles 15:1אֱלֹהִֽים׃ · of God
    Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.
  2. 2 Chronicles 15:3אֱלֹהֵ֣י · God
    For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.
  3. 2 Chronicles 15:4אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the God
    But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.
  4. 2 Chronicles 15:6אֱלֹהִ֥ים · God
    Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God afflicted them with all kinds of adversity.
  5. 2 Chronicles 15:9אֱלֹהָ֖יו · his God
    And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
  6. 2 Chronicles 15:12אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the God
    Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.
  7. 2 Chronicles 15:13אֱלֹהֵֽי־ · the God
    And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
  8. 2 Chronicles 15:18הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים · of God
    And he brought into the house of God the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.
  9. 2 Chronicles 16:7אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ · your God
    At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
  10. 2 Chronicles 17:4לֵֽאלֹהֵ֤י · the God
    …but he sought the God of his father and walked by His commandments rather than the practices of Israel.
  11. 2 Chronicles 18:5הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים · and God
    So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and asked them, “Should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and God will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
  12. 2 Chronicles 18:13אֱלֹהַ֖י · my God
    But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.”
  13. 2 Chronicles 18:31אֱלֹהִ֖ים · God
    When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “This is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him.
  14. 2 Chronicles 19:3הָֽאֱלֹהִֽים׃ · God
    However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”
  15. 2 Chronicles 19:4אֱלֹהֵ֥י · the God
    Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and once again he went out among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
  16. 2 Chronicles 19:7אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ · our God
    And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”
  17. 2 Chronicles 20:6אֱלֹהֵ֤י · God; אֱלֹהִים֙ · the God
    …and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.
  18. 2 Chronicles 20:7אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ · Our God
    Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?
  19. 2 Chronicles 20:12אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ · Our God
    Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
  20. 2 Chronicles 20:15לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ · to God
    And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.
  21. 2 Chronicles 20:19אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the God
    And the Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, shouting in a very loud voice.
  22. 2 Chronicles 20:20אֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙ · your God
    Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.”
  23. 2 Chronicles 20:29אֱלֹהִ֔ים · of God
    And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.
  24. 2 Chronicles 20:30אֱלֹהָ֖יו · for his God
    Then Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.
  25. 2 Chronicles 20:33לֵאלֹהֵ֖י · on the God
    The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.
  26. 2 Chronicles 21:10אֱלֹהֵ֥י · the God
    So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled against his hand at the same time, because Jehoram had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers.
  27. 2 Chronicles 21:12אֱלֹהֵי֙ · the God
    Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah,
  28. 2 Chronicles 22:7וּמֵֽאֱלֹהִ֗ים · from God
    Ahaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to visit Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.
  29. 2 Chronicles 22:12הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים · of God
    And Joash remained hidden with them in the house of God for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.
  30. 2 Chronicles 23:3הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים · of God
    …the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. “Behold, the king’s son!” said Jehoiada. “He must reign, just as the LORD promised concerning the descendants of David.
  31. 2 Chronicles 23:9הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ · of God
    Then Jehoiada the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and the large and small shields of King David that were in the house of God.
  32. 2 Chronicles 24:5אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם · of your God
    So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.” The Levites, however, did not make haste.
  33. 2 Chronicles 24:7הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים · of God
    For the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had even used the sacred objects of the house of the LORD for the Baals.
  34. 2 Chronicles 24:9הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים · of God
    And a proclamation was issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they were to bring to the LORD the tax imposed by Moses the servant of God on Israel in the wilderness.
  35. 2 Chronicles 24:13הָֽאֱלֹהִ֛ים · of God
    So the workmen labored, and in their hands the repair work progressed. They restored the house of God according to its specifications, and they reinforced it.
  36. 2 Chronicles 24:16הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים · God
    And Jehoiada was buried with the kings in the City of David, because he had done what was good in Israel for God and His temple.
  37. 2 Chronicles 24:18אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the God
    They abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and idols. So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs.
  38. 2 Chronicles 24:20אֱלֹהִ֗ים · of God; הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים · God
    Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’”
  39. 2 Chronicles 24:24אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the God
    Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was executed on Joash.
  40. 2 Chronicles 24:27הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים · of God
    The accounts of the sons of Joash and the many pronouncements about him, and of the restoration of the house of God, are indeed written in the Treatise of the Book of the Kings. And his son Amaziah reigned in his place.
  41. 2 Chronicles 25:7הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים · of God
    But a man of God came to him and said, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel—not with any of the Ephraimites.
  42. 2 Chronicles 25:8הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ · God; בֵּאלֹהִ֖ים · God
    Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will overthrow you before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to overthrow.”
  43. 2 Chronicles 25:9הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים · of God; הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים · of God
    Amaziah asked the man of God, “What should I do about the hundred talents I have given to the troops of Israel?” And the man of God replied, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this.”
  44. 2 Chronicles 25:14אֱלֹהֵי֙ · the gods; לֵאלֹהִ֑ים · gods
    When Amaziah returned from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the Seirites, set them up as his own gods, bowed before them, and burned sacrifices to them.
  45. 2 Chronicles 25:15אֱלֹהֵ֣י · gods
    Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet, who said, “Why have you sought this people’s gods, which could not deliver them from your hand?”