אֱלֹהִים
e.lo.himGodHow to read Hebrew
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.
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
Occurrences
2,600 total
- Ezekiel 28:2אֱלֹהִֽים׃ · of a god“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.
- Ezekiel 28:6אֱלֹהִֽים׃ · of a godTherefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you regard your heart as the heart of a god,
- Ezekiel 28:9אֱלֹהִ֣ים · am a godWill you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.
- Ezekiel 28:13אֱלֹהִ֜ים · of GodYou were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.
- Ezekiel 28:14אֱלֹהִים֙ · of GodYou were anointed as a guardian cherub, for I had ordained you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones.
- Ezekiel 28:16אֱלֹהִ֤ים · of GodBy the vastness of your trade, you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mountain of God, and I banished you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.
- Ezekiel 28:26אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ס · their GodAnd there they will dwell securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.’”
- Ezekiel 31:8אֱלֹהִים֒ · of God; אֱלֹהִ֔ים · of GodThe cedars in the garden of God could not rival it; the cypresses could not compare with its branches, nor the plane trees match its boughs. No tree in the garden of God could compare with its beauty.
- Ezekiel 31:9הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ס · of GodI made it beautiful with its many branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.’
- Ezekiel 34:24לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים · GodI, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken.
- Ezekiel 34:30אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם · their GodThen they will know that I, the LORD their God, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are My people,’ declares the Lord GOD.
- Ezekiel 34:31אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם · am your God‘You are My flock, the sheep of My pasture, My people, and I am your God,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
- Ezekiel 36:28לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ · GodThen you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God.
- Ezekiel 37:23לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ · GodThey will no longer defile themselves with their idols or detestable images, or with any of their transgressions. I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned, and I will cleanse them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.
- Ezekiel 37:27לֵֽאלֹהִ֑ים · GodMy dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.
- Ezekiel 39:22אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם · their GodFrom that day forward the house of Israel will know that I am the LORD their God.
- Ezekiel 39:28אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם · their GodThen they will know that I am the LORD their God, when I regather them to their own land, not leaving any of them behind after their exile among the nations.
- Ezekiel 40:2אֱלֹהִ֔ים · of GodIn visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose southern slope was a structure that resembled a city.
- Ezekiel 43:2אֱלֹהֵ֣י · of the God…and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.
- Ezekiel 44:2אֱלֹהֵֽי־ · the GodAnd the LORD said to me, “This gate is to remain shut. It shall not be opened, and no man shall enter through it, because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it. Therefore it will remain shut.
- Daniel 1:2הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים · of God; אֱלֹהָ֑יו · of his god; אֱלֹהָֽיו׃ · of his godAnd the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.
- Daniel 1:9הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ · Now GodNow God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official,
- Daniel 1:17הָֽאֱלֹהִ֛ים · GodTo these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.
- Daniel 9:3הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים · GodSo I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
- Daniel 9:4אֱלֹהַ֖י · my GodAnd I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments,
- Daniel 9:9אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ · our GodTo the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him
- Daniel 9:10אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ · our God…and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God to walk in His laws, which He set before us through His servants the prophets.
- Daniel 9:11הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים · of GodAll Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice; so the oath and the curse written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us, because we have sinned against You.
- Daniel 9:13אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ · our GodJust as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our iniquities and giving attention to Your truth.
- Daniel 9:14אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ · our GodTherefore the LORD has kept the calamity in store and brought it upon us. For the LORD our God is righteous in all He does; yet we have not obeyed His voice.
- Daniel 9:15אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ · our GodNow, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and who made for Yourself a name renowned to this day, we have sinned; we have acted wickedly.
- Daniel 9:17אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ · our GodSo now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary.
- Daniel 9:18אֱלֹהַ֥י׀ · O my GodIncline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion.
- Daniel 9:19אֱלֹהַ֔י · O my GodO Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.”
- Daniel 9:20אֱלֹהַ֔י · my God; אֱלֹהָֽי׃ · [His]While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin and that of my people Israel, and presenting my petition before the LORD my God concerning His holy mountain—
- Daniel 10:12אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ · your God“Do not be afraid, Daniel,” he said, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them.
- Daniel 11:8אֱֽלֹהֵיהֶ֡ם · their godsHe will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold. For some years he will stay away from the king of the North,
- Daniel 11:32אֱלֹהָ֖יו · their GodWith flattery he will corrupt those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.
- Daniel 11:37אֱלֹהֵ֤י · the godsHe will show no regard for the gods of his fathers, nor for the one desired by women, nor for any other god, because he will magnify himself above them all.
- Hosea 1:7אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם · their GodYet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”
- Hosea 2:23אֱלֹהָֽי׃פ · You are my GodAnd I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’”
- Hosea 3:1אֱלֹהִ֣ים · godsThen the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love to offer raisin cakes to idols.”
- Hosea 3:5אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם · their GodAfterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
- Hosea 4:1אֱלֹהִ֖ים · of GodHear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!
- Hosea 4:6אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ · of your GodMy people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
- Hosea 4:12אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ · their GodMy people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God.