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 43:5לֵֽ֭אלֹהִים · 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.
  2. Psalm 44:1אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ · O God
    For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
  3. Psalm 44:4אֱלֹהִ֑ים · O God
    You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob.
  4. Psalm 44:8בֵּֽ֭אלֹהִים · In God
    In God we have boasted all day long, and Your name we will praise forever. Selah
  5. Psalm 44:20אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ · of our God
    If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
  6. Psalm 44:21אֱ֭לֹהִים · God
    …would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?
  7. Psalm 45:2אֱלֹהִ֣ים · God
    You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
  8. Psalm 45:6אֱ֭לֹהִים · O God
    Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
  9. Psalm 45:7אֱלֹהִ֣ים · God; אֱ֭לֹהֶיךָ · your God
    You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
  10. Psalm 46:1אֱלֹהִ֣ים · God
    For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
  11. Psalm 46:4אֱלֹהִ֑ים · of God
    There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.
  12. Psalm 46:5אֱלֹהִ֣ים · God; אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים · God
    God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.
  13. Psalm 46:7אֱלֹהֵ֖י · the God
    The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
  14. Psalm 46:10אֱלֹהִ֑ים · am God
    “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
  15. Psalm 46:11אֱלֹהֵ֖י · the God
    The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
  16. Psalm 47:1לֵ֝אלֹהִ֗ים · unto God
    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.
  17. Psalm 47:5אֱ֭לֹהִים · God
    God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD with the sound of the horn.
  18. Psalm 47:6אֱלֹהִ֣ים · to God
    Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises!
  19. Psalm 47:7אֱלֹהִ֗ים · God
    For God is King of all the earth; sing to Him a psalm of praise.
  20. Psalm 47:8אֱ֭לֹהִים · God; אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים · God
    God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.
  21. Psalm 47:9אֱלֹהֵ֪י · of the God; לֵֽ֭אלֹהִים · belong to God
    The nobles of the nations have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.
  22. Psalm 48:1אֱ֝לֹהֵ֗ינוּ · of our God
    A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
  23. Psalm 48:3אֱלֹהִ֥ים · God
    God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.
  24. Psalm 48:8אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ · of our God; אֱלֹ֘הִ֤ים · God
    As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of Hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish her forever. Selah
  25. Psalm 48:9אֱלֹהִ֣ים · O God
    Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion.
  26. Psalm 48:10אֱלֹהִ֗ים · O God
    Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.
  27. Psalm 48:14אֱלֹהִ֣ים · God; אֱ֭לֹהֵינוּ · [is] our God
    For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.
  28. Psalm 49:7לֵאלֹהִ֣ים · to God
    No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.
  29. Psalm 49:15אֱלֹהִ֗ים · God
    But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah
  30. Psalm 50:1אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֡ים · God
    A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.
  31. Psalm 50:2אֱלֹהִ֥ים · God
    From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
  32. Psalm 50:3אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ · Our God
    Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.
  33. Psalm 50:6אֱלֹהִ֓ים׀ · God
    And the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah
  34. Psalm 50:7אֱלֹהִ֖ים · am God; אֱלֹהֶ֣יךָ · your God
    “Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your God.
  35. Psalm 50:14לֵאלֹהִ֣ים · to God
    Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
  36. Psalm 50:16אֱלֹהִ֗ים · God
    To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?
  37. Psalm 50:23אֱלֹהִֽים׃ · of God
    He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and to him who rightly orders his way, I will show the salvation of God.”
  38. Psalm 51:1אֱלֹהִ֣ים · O God
    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
  39. Psalm 51:10אֱלֹהִ֑ים · O God
    Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
  40. Psalm 51:14אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים · O God; אֱלֹהֵ֥י · the God
    Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.
  41. Psalm 51:17אֱלֹהִים֮ · of God
    The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.