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 60:12בֵּֽאלֹהִ֥ים · With God
    With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.
  2. Psalm 61:1אֱ֭לֹהִים · O God
    For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. Of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.
  3. Psalm 61:5אֱ֭לֹהִים · O God
    For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance reserved for those who fear Your name.
  4. Psalm 61:7אֱלֹהִ֑ים · in God’s
    May he sit enthroned in God’s presence forever; appoint Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness to guard him.
  5. Psalm 62:1אֱ֭לֹהִים · God
    For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
  6. Psalm 62:5לֵ֭אלֹהִים · in God
    Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
  7. Psalm 62:7אֱ֭לֹהִים · God; בֵּֽאלֹהִֽים׃ · is in God
    My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
  8. Psalm 62:8אֱלֹהִ֖ים · God
    Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
  9. Psalm 62:11אֱלֹהִ֗ים · God; לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ · belongs to God
    God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,
  10. Psalm 63:1אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ · O God
    A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
  11. Psalm 63:11בֵּאלֹ֫הִ֥ים · in God
    But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
  12. Psalm 64:1אֱלֹהִ֣ים · O God
    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
  13. Psalm 64:7אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים · But God
    But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
  14. Psalm 64:9אֱלֹהִ֗ים · of God
    Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
  15. Psalm 65:1אֱלֹ֘הִ֥ים · O God
    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. Praise awaits You, O God, in Zion; to You our vows will be fulfilled.
  16. Psalm 65:5אֱלֹהֵ֣י · O God
    With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
  17. Psalm 65:9אֱ֭לֹהִים · of God
    You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth.
  18. Psalm 66:1לֵ֝אלֹהִים · to God
    For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!
  19. Psalm 66:3לֵ֭אלֹהִים · to God
    Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.
  20. Psalm 66:5אֱלֹהִ֑ים · of God
    Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
  21. Psalm 66:8אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ · our God
    Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.
  22. Psalm 66:10אֱלֹהִ֑ים · You , O God
    For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.
  23. Psalm 66:16אֱלֹהִ֑ים · God
    Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.
  24. Psalm 66:19אֱלֹהִ֑ים · But God
    But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.
  25. Psalm 66:20אֱלֹהִ֑ים · [be] God
    Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!
  26. Psalm 67:1אֱלֹהִ֗ים · May God
    For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song. May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
  27. Psalm 67:3אֱלֹהִ֑ים · O God
    Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You.
  28. Psalm 67:5אֱלֹהִ֑ים · O God
    Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You.
  29. Psalm 67:6אֱלֹהִ֥ים · God; אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ · our God
    The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our God, blesses us.
  30. Psalm 67:7אֱלֹהִ֑ים · God
    God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
  31. Psalm 68:1אֱ֭לֹהִים · God
    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.
  32. Psalm 68:2אֱלֹהִֽים׃ · of God
    As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.
  33. Psalm 68:3אֱלֹהִ֗ים · God
    But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.
  34. Psalm 68:4לֵֽאלֹהִים֮ · to God
    Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds—His name is the LORD—and rejoice before Him.
  35. Psalm 68:5אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים · [is] God
    A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows is God in His holy habitation.
  36. Psalm 68:6אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ · God
    God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
  37. Psalm 68:7אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים · O God
    O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah
  38. Psalm 68:8אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים · God; אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים · God; אֱלֹהֵ֥י · the God
    …the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
  39. Psalm 68:9אֱלֹהִ֑ים · O God
    You sent abundant rain, O God; You refreshed Your weary inheritance.
  40. Psalm 68:10אֱלֹהִֽים׃ · O God
    Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.
  41. Psalm 68:15אֱ֭לֹהִים · of God
    A mountain of God is Mount Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.
  42. Psalm 68:16אֱלֹהִ֣ים · God
    Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever.
  43. Psalm 68:17אֱלֹהִ֗ים · of God
    The chariots of God are tens of thousands—thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.
  44. Psalm 68:18אֱלֹהִֽים׃ · God
    You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
  45. Psalm 68:21אֱלֹהִ֗ים · God
    Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways.