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.
Glossary entries
Lord Righteousness Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachthani? Eli Abba Most High
Where it occurs
Occurrences
2,600 total
- Exodus 18:19 (2×)הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים · God; הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ · HimNow listen to me; I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their causes to Him.
- Exodus 18:21אֱלֹהִ֛יםFurthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
- Exodus 18:23אֱלֹהִ֔ים · and GodIf you follow this advice and God so directs you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people can go home in peace.”
- Exodus 19:3הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים · GodThen Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, “This is what you are to tell the house of Jacob and explain to the sons of Israel:
- Exodus 19:17הָֽאֱלֹהִ֖ים · with GodThen Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
- Exodus 19:19וְהָאֱלֹהִ֖ים · and GodAnd as the sound of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him in the thunder.
- Exodus 20:1אֱלֹהִ֔ים · And GodAnd God spoke all these words:
- Exodus 20:2אֱלֹהֶ֑֔יךָ · your God“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- Exodus 20:3אֱלֹהִ֥֨ים · godsYou shall have no other gods before Me.
- Exodus 20:5אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ · your GodYou shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
- Exodus 20:7אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ · your GodYou shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
- Exodus 20:10אֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ · your God…but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates.
- Exodus 20:12אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ · your GodHonor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Exodus 20:19אֱלֹהִ֖ים · let God“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”
- Exodus 20:20הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים · God“Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”
- Exodus 20:21הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃פ · God wasAnd the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
- Exodus 20:23 (2×)אֱלֹ֤הֵי · any gods; וֵאלֹהֵ֣י · godsYou are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.
- Exodus 21:6הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים · the judges…then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.
- Exodus 21:13וְהָאֱלֹהִ֖ים · but GodIf, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.
- Exodus 22:8הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים · the judgesIf the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.
- Exodus 22:9 (2×)הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים · the judges; אֱלֹהִ֔ים · The one whom the judgesIn all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item that someone claims, ‘This is mine,’ both parties shall bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges find guilty must pay back double to his neighbor.
- Exodus 22:20לָאֱלֹהִ֖ים · to any godIf anyone sacrifices to any god other than the LORD alone, he must be set apart for destruction.
- Exodus 22:28אֱלֹהִ֖ים · GodYou must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
- Exodus 23:13אֱלֹהִ֤ים · godsPay close attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.
- Exodus 23:19אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ · your GodBring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
- Exodus 23:24לֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙ · to their godsYou must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces.
- Exodus 23:25אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם · your GodSo you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take away sickness from among you.
- Exodus 23:32וְלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖ם · or with their godsYou shall make no covenant with them or with their gods.
- Exodus 23:33אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם · their godsThey must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”
- Exodus 24:10אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the God…and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.
- Exodus 24:11הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים · GodBut God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.
- Exodus 24:13הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ · of GodSo Moses set out with Joshua his attendant and went up on the mountain of God.
- Exodus 29:45לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ · GodThen I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God.
- Exodus 29:46 (2×)אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם · their God; אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃פ · their GodAnd they will know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I might dwell among them. I am the LORD their God.
- Exodus 31:3אֱלֹהִ֑ים · of GodAnd I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,
- Exodus 31:18אֱלֹהִֽים׃ · of GodWhen the LORD had finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.
- Exodus 32:1אֱלֹהִ֗ים · godsNow when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!”
- Exodus 32:4אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ · are your godsHe took the gold from their hands, and with an engraving tool he fashioned it into a molten calf. And they said, “These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”
- Exodus 32:8אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ · are your godsHow quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! They have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it. They have sacrificed to it and said, ‘These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’”
- Exodus 32:11אֱלֹהָ֑יו · his GodBut Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?
- Exodus 32:16 (2×)אֱלֹהִ֖ים · of God; אֱלֹהִים֙ · of GodThe tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.
- Exodus 32:23אֱלֹהִ֔ים · godsThey told me, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!’
- Exodus 32:27אֱלֹהֵ֣י · the GodHe told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each of you men is to fasten his sword to his side, go back and forth through the camp from gate to gate, and slay his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’”
- Exodus 32:31אֱלֹהֵ֥י · godsSo Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made gods of gold for themselves.
- Exodus 34:15אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֗ם · their godsDo not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices.