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 31:11הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים · of God
    In that dream the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ And I replied, ‘Here I am.’
  2. Genesis 31:16 (2×)אֱלֹהִים֙ · God; אֱלֹהִ֛ים · God
    Surely all the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has told you.”
  3. Genesis 31:24אֱלֹהִ֛ים · God
    But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”
  4. Genesis 31:29וֵֽאלֹהֵ֨י · the God
    I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’
  5. Genesis 31:30אֱלֹהָֽי׃ · my gods
    Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house. But why have you stolen my gods?”
  6. Genesis 31:32אֱלֹהֶיךָ֮ · your gods
    If you find your gods with anyone here, he shall not live! In the presence of our relatives, see for yourself if anything is yours, and take it back.” For Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols.
  7. Genesis 31:42 (3×)אֱלֹהֵ֣י · If the God; אֱלֹהֵ֨י · the God; אֱלֹהִ֖ים · But God
    If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”
  8. Genesis 31:50אֱלֹהִ֥ים · that God
    If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”
  9. Genesis 31:53 (3×)אֱלֹהֵ֨י · May the God; וֵֽאלֹהֵ֤י · and the God; אֱלֹהֵ֖י · the God
    May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
  10. Genesis 32:1אֱלֹהִֽים׃ · of God
    Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
  11. Genesis 32:2אֱלֹהִ֖ים · of God
    When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God.” So he named that place Mahanaim.
  12. Genesis 32:9 (2×)אֱלֹהֵי֙ · O God; וֵאלֹהֵ֖י · God
    Then Jacob declared, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, the LORD who told me, ‘Go back to your country and to your kindred, and I will make you prosper,’
  13. Genesis 32:28אֱלֹהִ֛ים · God
    Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
  14. Genesis 32:30אֱלֹהִים֙ · God
    So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
  15. Genesis 33:5אֱלֹהִ֖ים · God
    When Esau looked up and saw the women and children, he asked, “Who are these with you?” Jacob answered, “These are the children God has graciously given your servant.”
  16. Genesis 33:10אֱלֹהִ֖ים · of God
    But Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably.
  17. Genesis 33:11אֱלֹהִ֖ים · God
    Please accept my gift that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have all I need.” So Jacob pressed him until he accepted.
  18. Genesis 33:20אֱלֹהֵ֥י
    There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
  19. Genesis 35:1אֱלֹהִים֙ · Then God
    Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”
  20. Genesis 35:2אֱלֹהֵ֤י · gods
    So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your garments.
  21. Genesis 35:4אֱלֹהֵ֤י · gods
    So they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and all their earrings, and Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem.
  22. Genesis 35:5אֱלֹהִ֗ים · from God
    As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.
  23. Genesis 35:7הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים · that God
    There Jacob built an altar, and he called that place El-bethel, because it was there that God had revealed Himself to Jacob as he fled from his brother.
  24. Genesis 35:9אֱלֹהִ֤ים · God
    After Jacob had returned from Paddan-aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him.
  25. Genesis 35:10אֱלֹהִ֖ים · And God
    And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel.
  26. Genesis 35:11אֱלֹהִ֜ים · And God
    And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.
  27. Genesis 35:13אֱלֹהִ֑ים · Then God
    Then God went up from the place where He had spoken with him.
  28. Genesis 35:15אֱלֹהִ֖ים · God
    Jacob called the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.
  29. Genesis 39:9לֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃ · against God
    No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
  30. Genesis 40:8לֵֽאלֹהִים֙ · belong to God
    “We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”
  31. Genesis 41:16אֱלֹהִ֕ים · but God
    “I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”
  32. Genesis 41:25הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים · God
    At this, Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do.
  33. Genesis 41:28הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים · God
    It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.
  34. Genesis 41:32 (2×)הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים · God; הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים · and He
    Moreover, because the dream was given to Pharaoh in two versions, the matter has been decreed by God, and He will carry it out shortly.
  35. Genesis 41:38אֱלֹהִ֖ים · of God
    So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”
  36. Genesis 41:39אֱלֹהִ֛ים · God
    Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
  37. Genesis 41:51אֱלֹהִים֙ · God
    Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.”
  38. Genesis 41:52אֱלֹהִ֖ים · God
    And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
  39. Genesis 42:18הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים · God
    …and on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you will live:
  40. Genesis 42:28אֱלֹהִ֖ים · that God
    “My silver has been returned!” he said to his brothers. “It is here in my sack.” Their hearts sank, and trembling, they turned to one another and said, “What is this that God has done to us?”
  41. Genesis 43:23 (2×)אֱלֹ֨הֵיכֶ֜ם · Your God; וֵֽאלֹהֵ֤י · the God
    “It is fine,” said the steward. “Do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, gave you the treasure that was in your sacks. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.
  42. Genesis 43:29אֱלֹהִ֥ים · May God
    When Joseph looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his own mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother, the one you told me about?” Then he declared, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”