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. Psalm 13:3אֱלֹהָ֑י · my God
    Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,
  2. Psalm 14:1אֱלֹהִ֑ים · God
    For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.
  3. Psalm 14:2אֱלֹהִֽים׃ · God
    The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
  4. Psalm 14:5אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים · God
    There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is in the company of the righteous.
  5. Psalm 18:6אֱלֹהַ֪י · my God
    In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
  6. Psalm 18:21מֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃ · from my God
    For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
  7. Psalm 18:28אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י · my God
    For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.
  8. Psalm 18:29וּ֝בֵֽאלֹהַ֗י · and with my God
    For in You I can charge an army, and with my God I can scale a wall.
  9. Psalm 18:31אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ · our God
    For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
  10. Psalm 18:46אֱלוֹהֵ֥י · And {may} the God
    The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted—
  11. Psalm 20:1אֱלֹהֵ֬י · of the God
    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
  12. Psalm 20:5אֱלֹהֵ֥ינוּ · of our God
    May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.
  13. Psalm 20:7אֱלֹהֵ֣ינוּ · our God
    Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
  14. Psalm 22:2אֱ‍ֽלֹהַ֗י · O my God
    I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.
  15. Psalm 24:5מֵאֱלֹהֵ֥י · from the God
    He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from the God of his salvation.
  16. Psalm 25:2אֱ‍ֽלֹהַ֗י · my God
    …in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
  17. Psalm 25:5אֱלֹהֵ֣י · are the God
    Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.
  18. Psalm 25:22אֱ֭לֹהִים · O God
    Redeem Israel, O God, from all its distress.
  19. Psalm 27:9אֱלֹהֵ֥י · O God
    Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.
  20. Psalm 30:2אֱלֹהָ֑י · my God
    O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.
  21. Psalm 30:12אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י · my God
    …that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.
  22. Psalm 31:14אֱלֹהַ֥י · are my God
    But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.”
  23. Psalm 33:12אֱלֹהָ֑יו · God
    Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!
  24. Psalm 35:23אֱלֹהַ֖י · my God
    Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!
  25. Psalm 35:24אֱלֹהָ֗י · my God
    Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.
  26. Psalm 36:1אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים · of God
    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD. An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
  27. Psalm 36:7אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים · O God
    How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
  28. Psalm 37:31אֱלֹהָ֣יו · of his God
    The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.
  29. Psalm 38:15אֱלֹהָֽי׃ · my God
    I wait for You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God.
  30. Psalm 38:21אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י · O my God
    Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.
  31. Psalm 40:3לֵֽאלֹ֫הֵ֥ינוּ · to our God
    He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.
  32. Psalm 40:5אֱלֹהַי֮ · my God
    Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us—none can compare to You—if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.
  33. Psalm 40:8אֱלֹהַ֣י · O my God
    I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”
  34. Psalm 40:17אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י · O my God
    But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.
  35. Psalm 41:13אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י · the God
    Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
  36. Psalm 42:1אֱלֹהִֽים׃ · O God
    For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
  37. Psalm 42:2לֵאלֹהִים֮ · for God; אֱלֹהִֽים׃ · God’s presence
    My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?
  38. Psalm 42:3אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ · is your God
    My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”
  39. Psalm 42:4אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים · of God
    These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the festive procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.
  40. Psalm 42:5לֵֽ֭אלֹהִים · in God
    Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
  41. Psalm 42:6אֱ‍ֽלֹהַ֗י · O my God
    O my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon—even from Mount Mizar.
  42. Psalm 42:10אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ · is your God
    Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
  43. Psalm 42:11לֵֽ֭אלֹהִים · in God; וֵֽאלֹהָֽי׃ · and my God
    Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
  44. Psalm 43:1אֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ · O God
    Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
  45. Psalm 43:2אֱלֹהֵ֣י · are the God
    For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?
  46. Psalm 43:4אֱלֹהִ֗ים · of God; אֱלֹהִ֥ים · O God; אֱלֹהָֽי׃ · my God
    Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.