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 77:13אֱ֭לֹהִים · O God; כֵּֽאלֹהִֽים׃ · as [our] God
    Your way, O God, is holy. What god is so great as our God?
  2. Psalm 77:16אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים · O God
    The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and swirled; even the depths were shaken.
  3. Psalm 78:7בֵֽאלֹהִ֗ים · in God
    …that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.
  4. Psalm 78:10אֱלֹהִ֑ים · God’s
    They failed to keep God’s covenant and refused to live by His law.
  5. Psalm 78:19בֵּֽאלֹ֫הִ֥ים · against God
    They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?
  6. Psalm 78:22בֵּאלֹהִ֑ים · God
    …because they did not believe God or rely on His salvation.
  7. Psalm 78:31אֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ · God’s
    God’s anger flared against them, and He put to death their strongest and subdued the young men of Israel.
  8. Psalm 78:35אֱלֹהִ֣ים · God
    And they remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.
  9. Psalm 78:56אֱלֹהִ֣ים · God
    But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees.
  10. Psalm 78:59אֱ֭לֹהִים · God
    On hearing it, God was furious and rejected Israel completely.
  11. Psalm 79:1אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֡ים · O God
    A Psalm of Asaph. The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.
  12. Psalm 79:9אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י · O God
    Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.
  13. Psalm 79:10אֱ‍ֽלֹהֵ֫יהֶ֥ם · is their God
    Why should the nations ask, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes, make known among the nations Your vengeance for the bloodshed of Your servants.
  14. Psalm 80:3אֱלֹהִ֥ים · O God
    Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
  15. Psalm 80:4אֱלֹהִ֣ים · God
    O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people?
  16. Psalm 80:7אֱלֹהִ֣ים · O God
    Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
  17. Psalm 80:14אֱלֹהִ֣ים · O God
    Return, O God of Hosts, we pray! Look down from heaven and see! Attend to this vine—
  18. Psalm 80:19אֱלֹהִ֣ים · God
    Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
  19. Psalm 81:1לֵאלֹהִ֣ים · to God; לֵאלֹהֵ֥י · to the God
    For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
  20. Psalm 81:4לֵאלֹהֵ֥י · of the God
    For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
  21. Psalm 81:10אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ · your God
    I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.
  22. Psalm 82:1אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים · God; אֱלֹהִ֣ים · the gods
    A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:
  23. Psalm 82:6אֱלֹהִ֣ים · are gods
    I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’
  24. Psalm 82:8אֱ֭לֹהִים · O God
    Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.
  25. Psalm 83:1אֱלֹהִ֥ים · O God
    A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
  26. Psalm 83:12אֱלֹהִֽים׃ · of God
    …who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”
  27. Psalm 83:13אֱ‍ֽלֹהַ֗י · O my God
    Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.
  28. Psalm 84:3וֵאלֹהָֽי׃ · and my God
    Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.
  29. Psalm 84:7אֱלֹהִ֣ים · God
    They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion.
  30. Psalm 84:8אֱלֹהִ֣ים · God; אֱלֹהֵ֖י · O God
    O LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah
  31. Psalm 84:9אֱלֹהִ֑ים · O God
    Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed.
  32. Psalm 84:10אֱלֹהַ֑י · of my God
    For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
  33. Psalm 84:11אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים · God
    For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
  34. Psalm 85:4אֱלֹהֵ֣י · O God
    Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us.
  35. Psalm 86:2אֱלֹהַ֑י · are my God
    Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.
  36. Psalm 86:8בָאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀ · among the gods
    O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours.
  37. Psalm 86:10אֱלֹהִ֣ים · are God
    For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.
  38. Psalm 86:12אֱ֭לֹהַי · my God
    I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever.
  39. Psalm 86:14אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ · O God
    The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life; they have no regard for You.
  40. Psalm 87:3הָאֱלֹהִ֣ים · of God
    Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah
  41. Psalm 88:1אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the God
    A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
  42. Psalm 89:8אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י · God
    O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.
  43. Psalm 90:1הָאֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים · of God
    A prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.
  44. Psalm 90:17אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ · our God
    May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands—yes, establish the work of our hands!
  45. Psalm 91:2אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י · my God
    I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
  46. Psalm 92:13אֱלֹהֵ֣ינוּ · of our God
    Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.