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. Nehemiah 12:43הָאֱלֹהִים֙ · God
    On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.
  2. Nehemiah 12:45אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙ · of their God
    They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.
  3. Nehemiah 12:46לֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃ · to God
    For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
  4. Nehemiah 13:1הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים · of God
    At that time the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people, and in it they found the passage stating that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God,
  5. Nehemiah 13:2אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ · although our God
    …because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing).
  6. Nehemiah 13:4אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ · of our God
    Now before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God
  7. Nehemiah 13:7הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ · of God
    …to return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God.
  8. Nehemiah 13:9הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים · of God
    Then I ordered that the rooms be purified, and I had the articles of the house of God restored to them, along with the grain offerings and frankincense.
  9. Nehemiah 13:11הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים · of God
    So I rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts,
  10. Nehemiah 13:14אֱלֹהַ֖י · O my God; אֱלֹהַ֖י · of my God
    Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.
  11. Nehemiah 13:18אֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ · so that our God
    Did not your forefathers do the same things, so that our God brought all this disaster on us and on this city? And now you are rekindling His wrath against Israel by profaning the Sabbath!”
  12. Nehemiah 13:22אֱלֹהַ֔י · O my God
    Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion.
  13. Nehemiah 13:25בֵּֽאלֹהִ֗ים · before God [and said]
    I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!
  14. Nehemiah 13:26לֵֽאלֹהָיו֙ · by his God; אֱלֹהִ֔ים · [who]
    Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.
  15. Nehemiah 13:27בֵּֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּ · against our God
    Must we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?”
  16. Nehemiah 13:29אֱלֹהָ֑י · O my God
    Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.
  17. Nehemiah 13:31אֱלֹהַ֖י · O my God
    I also arranged for contributions of wood at the appointed times, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, with favor.
  18. Job 1:1אֱלֹהִ֖ים · God
    There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
  19. Job 1:5אֱלֹהִ֖ים · God
    And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.
  20. Job 1:6הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים · of God
    One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.
  21. Job 1:8אֱלֹהִ֖ים · God
    Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.”
  22. Job 1:9אֱלֹהִֽים׃ · God
    Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing?
  23. Job 1:16אֱלֹהִ֗ים · of God
    While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The fire of God fell from heaven. It burned and consumed the sheep and the servants, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
  24. Job 1:22לֵאלֹהִֽים׃פ · God
    In all this, Job did not sin or charge God with wrongdoing.
  25. Job 2:1הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים · of God
    On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.
  26. Job 2:3אֱלֹהִ֖ים · God
    Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”
  27. Job 2:9אֱלֹהִ֖ים · God
    Then Job’s wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!”
  28. Job 2:10הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים · God
    “You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
  29. Job 5:8אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים · Him
    However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—
  30. Job 20:29מֵאֱלֹהִ֑ים · from God
    This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him.”
  31. Job 28:23אֱ֭לֹהִים · But God
    But God understands its way, and He knows its place.
  32. Job 32:2מֵאֱלֹהִֽים׃ · rather than God
    This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,
  33. Job 34:9אֱלֹהִֽים׃ · God
    For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight in God.’
  34. Job 38:7אֱלֹהִֽים׃ · of God
    …while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
  35. Psalm 3:2בֵֽאלֹהִ֬ים · God
    Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah
  36. Psalm 3:7אֱלֹהַ֗י · O my God
    Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
  37. Psalm 4:1אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י · O God
    For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
  38. Psalm 5:2וֵאלֹהָ֑י · and my God
    Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.
  39. Psalm 5:10אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים · O God
    Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.
  40. Psalm 7:1אֱ֭לֹהַי · my God
    A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,
  41. Psalm 7:3אֱ֭לֹהַי · my God
    O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
  42. Psalm 7:9אֱלֹהִ֥ים · God
    Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
  43. Psalm 7:10אֱלֹהִ֑ים · God
    My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
  44. Psalm 7:11אֱ֭לֹהִים · God
    God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.
  45. Psalm 8:5מֵאֱלֹהִ֑ים · than the angels
    You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.
  46. Psalm 9:17אֱלֹהִֽים׃ · God
    The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God.
  47. Psalm 10:4אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים · God
    In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
  48. Psalm 10:13אֱלֹהִ֑ים · God
    Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”