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Lexicon :: Strong's H430 - 'ĕlōhîm

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אֱלֹהִים
Transliteration
'ĕlōhîm
Pronunciation
el-o-heem'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 93c

Strong’s Definitions

אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'; 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:—angels, × exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), × (very) great, judges, × mighty.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2,606x

The KJV translates Strong's H430 in the following manner: God (2,346x), god (244x), judge (5x), GOD (1x), goddess (2x), great (2x), mighty (2x), angels (1x), exceeding (1x), God-ward (with H4136) (1x), godly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2,606x
The KJV translates Strong's H430 in the following manner: God (2,346x), god (244x), judge (5x), GOD (1x), goddess (2x), great (2x), mighty (2x), angels (1x), exceeding (1x), God-ward (with H4136) (1x), godly (1x).
  1. (plural)

    1. rulers, judges

    2. divine ones

    3. angels

    4. gods

  2. (plural intensive - singular meaning)

    1. god, goddess

    2. godlike one

    3. works or special possessions of God

    4. the (true) God

    5. God

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'; 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:—angels, × exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), × (very) great, judges, × mighty.
STRONGS H430: Abbreviations
אֱלֹהִים 2570 noun masculine plural (feminine 1 Kings 11:33; on number of occurrences of אֵל, אֱלוֺהַּ, אֱלֹהִים compare also Nesl.c.).
1. plural in number.
†a. rulers, judges, either as divine representatives at sacred places or as reflecting divine majesty and power: האלהים Exodus 21:6 (Onk Syriac Version, but τὸ κριτήριον τοῦ Θεοῦ Greek Version of the LXX) Exodus 22:7; Exodus 22:8; אלהים Exodus 22:8; Exodus 22:27 (Targum Ra AE Ew RVm; but gods, Greek Version of the LXX Josephus Philo AV; God, Di RV; all Covt. code of E) compare 1 Samuel 2:25 see Dr; Judges 5:8 (Ew, but gods Greek Version of the LXX; God Syriac Version BarHeb.; יהוה Vulgate Be) Psalm 82:1; Psalm 82:6 (De Ew Pe; but angels Bl Hup) Psalm 138:1 (Syriac Version Targum Rab Ki De; but angels Greek Version of the LXX Calv; God, Ew; gods, Hup Pe Che).
†b. divine ones, superhuman beings including God and angels Psalm 8:6 (De Che Br; but angels Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Targum Ew; God, RV and most moderns) Genesis 1:27 (if with Philo Targum Jerome De Che we interpret נעשה as God's consultation with angels; compare Job 38:7).
c. angels Psalm 97:7 (Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Calvin; but gods, Hup De Pe Che); compare בני (ה)אלהים = (the) sons of God, or sons of gods = angels Job 1:6; Job 2:1; Job 38:7; Genesis 6:2, 4 (J; so Greek Version of the LXX Books of Enoch & Jubilees Philo Jude Jude 1:6 2 Peter 2:4 JosAnt. i. 3. 1, most ancient fathers and modern critics; against usage are sons of princes, mighty men, Onk and Rab.; sons of God, the pious, Theod Chrys Jerome Augustine Luther Calvin Hengst; LXX of Lucian (Lag.) read οἱ υιὁὶ τοῦ Θεοῦ), compare בני אלים.
d. gods האלהים Exodus 18:11; Exodus 22:19 (E) 1 Samuel 4:8; 2 Chronicles 2:4; Psalm 86:8; אלהי האלהים the God of gods, supreme God Deuteronomy 10:17; Psalm 136:2; אלהים Exodus 32:1, 23 (JE) Judges 9:13; אלהים אחרים other gods Exodus 20:3; Exodus 23:13; Joshua 24:2, 16 (E) Deuteronomy 31:18, 20 (JE) Deuteronomy 5:7 + (17 times in D, not P) Judges 2:12, 17, 19; Judges 10:13; 1 Samuel 8:8; 1 Samuel 26:19; 1 Kings 9:6, 9 (= 2 Chronicles 7:19, 22) 2 Chronicles 11:4, 10; 2 Chronicles 14:9; 2 Kings 5:17; 2 Kings 17:35, 37, 38; 2 Kings 22:17 (= 2 Chronicles 34:25) 2 Chronicles 28:25; Jeremiah 1:16 + (18 times Jeremiah) Hosea 3:1; אלהי (ה)נכר foreign gods Genesis 35:2, 4; Joshua 24:20, 23 (E) Deuteronomy 31:16 (JE) Judges 10:16; 1 Samuel 7:3; 2 Chronicles 33:15; Jeremiah 5:19; נחור א׳ Genesis 31:53 (E); מצרים א׳ Exodus 12:12 (P) Jeremiah 43:12, 13; האמרי א׳ Joshua 24:15 (E) Judges 6:10; ארם א׳ etc. Judges 10:6; אלהים מעשה ידי Deuteronomy 4:28; הגוים א׳ gods of the nations 2 Kings 18:33; 2 Kings 19:12; Deuteronomy 29:17; 2 Chronicles 32:17, 19; Isaiah 36:18; Isaiah 37:12; העמים א׳ Deuteronomy 6:14; Deuteronomy 13:8; Judges 2:12; Psalm 96:5; 1 Chronicles 5:25; 1 Chronicles 16:26; 2 Chronicles 32:13, 14; כסף א׳ Exodus 20:23 (E); זהב א׳ Exodus 20:23 (E) Exodus 32:31 (JE); מַסֵּכָה א׳ Exodus 34:17 (J) Leviticus 19:4 (H).
2. Plural intensive.
a. god or goddess, always with suffix 1 Samuel 5:7 (Dagon), Judges 11:24 (Chemosh), 1 Kings 18:24 (Baal), Judges 9:27; Daniel 1:2 (twice in verse); or construct לעשתרת מואב צדנים לכמוש א׳ א׳ to Ashtoreth goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh god of Moab, etc. 1 Kings 11:33; הארץ א׳ god of the land 2 Kings 17:26 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 17:27, and so the Syrians suppose that Yahweh is a mountain-god and not a god of valleys 1 Kings 20:28.
b. godlike one Exodus 4:16 (J; Moses in relation to Aaron), Exodus 7:1 (P; in relation to Pharaoh), 1 Samuel 28:13 (the shade of Samuel), Psalm 45:7 (the Messianic king, O God, Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Jerome, most scholars ancient and modern, but thy throne is God's = God's throne AE Ki Thea Ew Hup, compare 1 Chronicles 28:5).
c. works of God, or things specially belonging to him (see H410 אֵל 5) הר אלהים Psalm 68:16; Ezekiel 28:14, 16; אש אלהים Job 1:16; גן (ה)אלהים Ezekiel 28:13; Ezekiel 31:8, 9.
d. God (see 3 & 4).
3. הָאֱלֹהִים the (TRUE) God, הוא האלהים י׳ Yahweh is (the) God Deuteronomy 4:35, 39; Deuteronomy 7:9; 1 Kings 8:60; 1 Kings 18:39 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 33:13; הוא האלהים Isaiah 45:18; האלהים י׳ Joshua 22:34 (P ?) 1 Kings 18:21, 24; 2 Chronicles 32:16; אתה הוא האלהים 2 Samuel 7:28; 1 Kings 18:37; 2 Kings 19:15; 1 Chronicles 17:26; Isaiah 37:16; Nehemiah 9:7; האלהים as subject or object is used in E + 33 times, Chronicles + 38 times, Ecclesiastes + 31 times, Jonah + 5 times, elsewhere Genesis 5:22, 24; Genesis 6:9, 11 (sources of P) Genesis 17:18 (P) Joshua 22:34 (P ?) Genesis 44:16 (J) Deuteronomy 4:35, 39; Deuteronomy 7:9; Judges 6:36, 39; Judges 7:14; Judges 10:14; Judges 16:28; Judges 21:2; 1 Samuel 10:3, 7; 1 Samuel 14:36; 2 Samuel 2:27; 2 Samuel 6:7; 2 Samuel 7:28; 2 Samuel 12:16; 1 Kings 8:60; 1 Kings 18:21, 24 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 18:37, 39 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 19:15 (Ephr) Job 2:10; Jeremiah 11:12; Isaiah 37:16; Isaiah 45:18; Psalm 108:14 [Psalm 108:13] [?]; Daniel 1:9, 17; הקדוש הא׳ י׳ 1 Samuel 6:20; הגדול הא׳ י׳ Nehemiah 8:6; אשר בירושלם הא׳ Ezra 1:3; אדני האלהים Daniel 9:3; in many phrases, as איש האלהים the man of God, acting under divine authority and influence: =
(a) angel Judges 13:6, 8,
(b) prophet (the term coming into use in the Northern kingdom in the age of Elijah 1 Samuel 9:9-10, compare אִישׁ הָרוּחַ Hosea 9:7): of Moses Deuteronomy 33:1; Joshua 14:6 (E) 1 Chronicles 23:14; 2 Chronicles 30:16; Ezra 3:2; Psalm 90:1; of Samuel 1 Samuel 9:6-10; of David 2 Chronicles 8:14; Nehemiah 12:24, 36; Shemaiah 1 Kings 12:22 (= 2 Chronicles 11:2); Elijah, Elisha, and others of their time 1 Kings 13:1-31; 1 Kings 17:18-24; 1 Kings 20:28; 2 Kings 1:9-13; 2 Kings 4:7-42; 2 Kings 5:8-20; 2 Kings 6:6-15; 2 Kings 7:2-9; 2 Kings 8:2-11; 2 Kings 13:19; 2 Kings 23:16-17 (Ephr) 2 Chronicles 25:7, 9; unnamed prophet 1 Samuel 2:27; Hanan Jeremiah 35:4; a later title of prophet was עֶבֶד האלהים the servant of God, used of Moses 1 Chronicles 6:34; 2 Chronicles 24:9; Nehemiah 10:30; Daniel 9:11. בית האלהים the house of God, Judges 18:31, especially late, Chronicles (52 times) Ecclesiastes 4:17 [Ecclesiastes 5:1]; Daniel 1:2; בית י׳ הא׳ 1 Chronicles 22:1; ארון (ברית) האלהים the ark (of the covenant) of God Judges 20:27; 1 Samuel 4:1-5:12; 1 Samuel 14; 2 Samuel 6:1-7:29; 15(23 times); 1 Chronicles 13; 1 Chronicles 15; 1 Chronicles 16; 2 Chronicles 1:4 (13 times); מטה האלהים the rod of God Exodus 4:20; Exodus 17:9 (E); הר האלהים the mount of God (Horeb) Exodus 3:1; Exodus 4:27; Exodus 18:5; Exodus 24:13 (E) 1 Kings 19:8 (Ephr); מלאך האלהים the (theophanic) angel of God Genesis 31:11; Exodus 14:19 (E) Judges 6:20; Judges 13:6, 9; 2 Samuel 14:17, 20; 2 Samuel 19:28; in other combinations Exodus 18:16; Numbers 23:27 (E) Judges 20:2; 1 Samuel 4:8; 1 Samuel 5:11; 1 Samuel 10:5; 2 Samuel 16:23; 1 Kings 12:22; 1 Chronicles 21:7 + (14 times) Psalm 87:3; Ecclesiastes 9:1.
4. אֱלֹהִים = God אֱלֹהִים אֱמֶת י׳ = Yahweh is God in truth Jeremiah 10:10.
a. אלהים (as subject object direct or indirect) is used by P (50 times in story of creation and deluge, elsewhere + 28 times), by E (91 times), J chiefly in poetic sources Genesis 3:1, 3, 5 (twice in verse); Genesis 9:27; Genesis 39:9; Deuteronomy 32:17, 39, by D (11 times) Judges (21 times) Samuel (50 times) Kings (29 times) Chronicles (45 times); in Psalm 42-86 (180 times often by editorial change for an original H3068 יהוה), elsewhere Psalm 3:3; Psalm 5:11; Psalm 7:11; Psalm 7:12; Psalm 9:18; Psalm 10:4; Psalm 10:13; Psalm 14:1; Psalm 14:2; Psalm 14:5; Psalm 25:22; Psalm 36:2; Psalm 36:8; Psalm 77:14; Psalm 100:3; Psalm 108:2; Psalm 108:6; Psalm 108:8; Psalm 108:12 (twice in verse); Psalm 149:9; Job 5:8; Job 20:29; Job 28:23; Job 32:2; Job 34:9 (& in Prologue + 6 times) Proverbs 2:5; Proverbs 3:4; Proverbs 25:2; Ecclesiastes (7 times) Hosea (5 times); Amos 4:11 (כמהפכת אלתים את סדם as God overthrew Sodom = Jeremiah 50:40 = Isaiah 13:19) Zechariah 8:23; Zechariah 12:8; Micah 3:7 (but אליהם Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version) Isaiah 35:4; Isa2 (9 times); Jeremiah 10:10; Ezekiel (13 times); Malachi (5 times); Jonah (4 times); the phrase לאלהים היה ל׳ Genesis 28:21 (ER) Genesis 17:7, 8; Exodus 6:7; Exodus 29:45; Leviticus 11:45; Leviticus 22:33; Leviticus 25:38; Leviticus 26:12, 45; Numbers 15:41 (P); Deuteronomy 26:17; Deuteronomy 29:13; 2 Samuel 7:24 (= 1 Chronicles 17:22); Zechariah 8:8; Jeremiah (6 times); Ezekiel (6 times); אלהים צדיק righteous God Psalm 7:10; קדשים א׳ holy God Joshua 24:19 (E); חיים א׳ living God Deuteronomy 5:23; 1 Samuel 17:26, 36; Jeremiah 10:10; Jeremiah 23:36; חי א׳ 2 Kings 19:4, 16 (= Isaiah 37:4, 17). For the phrases יהוה א׳, צבאות א׳ י׳, צבאות א׳, י׳ אל א׳, יה א׳, צבאות א׳ י׳, אלתי י׳, צבאות, אדני א׳ see יהוה, יה, צבאות & אדני.
b. construct אֱלֹהֵי
(α) with persons אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם = God of Abraham, a phrase of J, Genesis 26:24; Genesis 28:13; Genesis 31:53, elsewhere Psalm 47:10; 1 Kings 18:36; 1 Chronicles 29:18; 2 Chronicles 30:6; אדני אברהם א׳ Genesis 24:12, 27, 42, 48 (J); אלהי אב father's God (various suffix & names), a phrase of E, Genesis 31:5, 29, 42; Genesis 46:3; Genesis 50:17; Exodus 3:6, 13, 15, 16; Exodus 15:2; Exodus 18:4; Joshua 18:3, elsewhere Genesis 32:10; Genesis 43:23 (J) Exodus 4:5 (J ?) Deuteronomy (8 times); Judges 2:12; 2 Kings 21:22; Chronicles (31 times); Daniel 11:37; אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Israel's God, phrase of E, Genesis 33:20; Exodus 5:1; Exodus 24:10; Exodus 32:27; Joshua 8:30; Joshua 14:14; Joshua 22:16; Joshua 24:2, 23, elsewhere Exodus 34:23; Joshua 7:13, 19, 20 (JE) Numbers 16:9; Joshua 9:18, 19; Joshua 22:24; Joshua 10:40, 42; Joshua 13:14, 33 (R see Di Joshua 7:13) Judges 4:6; Judges 5:3, 5; Judges 6:8; Judges 11:21, 23; Judges 21:3; 1 Samuel 1:17 + (20 times) Kings (26 times) Chronicles (45 times); Psalm 41:14 [Psalm 41:13]; Psalm 106:48 (doxology) Psalm 59:6; Psalm 69:7; Isaiah 17:6; Isaiah 21:10, 17; Isaiah 29:23; Isaiah3, Isaiah 24:15; Isaiah 37:16, 21; Isaiah2, Isaiah 41:17 + (6 times); Jeremiah 35:17 + (48 times); Ezekiel 8:4 + (7 times); Zephaniah 2:9; Malachi 2:16; Ruth 2:12; מערכות ישראל א׳ God of the battle array of Israel 1 Samuel 17:45; א׳ יַעֲקֹב 2 Samuel 23:1 (poetry) Psalm 20:2; Psalm 46:8; Psalm 46:12; Psalm 75:10; Psalm 76:7; Psalm 81:2; Psalm 81:5; Psalm 84:9; Psalm 94:7; Isaiah 2:3 (= Micah 4:2); העבריים א׳ God of the Hebrews Exodus 3:18; Exodus 5:3; Exodus 7:16; Exodus 9:1, 13 (JE); it is used with other proper names, Nahor Genesis 31:53 (E), Shem Genesis 9:26 (J), David 2 Kings 20:5; 2 Chronicles 21:12; 34:3; Isaiah 38:5, Hezekiah 2 Chronicles 32:17, Elijah 2 Kings 2:14; ארני המלך א׳ the God of my lord the king 1 Kings 1:36.
(β) with nouns of attributes or relationships, קֶרֶם א׳ ancient God Deuteronomy 33:27; עולם א׳ everlasting God Isaiah 40:28; אֱמֶת א׳ true God 2 Chronicles 15:3; אָמֵן א׳ Isaiah 65:16 (see אָמֵן); משפט א׳ Isaiah 30:18; Malachi 2:17; מרום א׳ Micah 6:6; כָל בָשָׂר א׳ God of all flesh Jeremiah 32:27; compare א׳ הרוחות לכל בשר Numbers 16:22; Numbers 27:16 (P); השמים א׳ God of heaven Genesis 24:7 (JR) 2 Chronicles 36:23; Ezra 1:2; Nehemiah 1:4, 5; Nehemiah 2:4, 20; compare כל הארץ א׳ Isaiah 54:5; השמים וא׳ א׳ י׳ הארץ Genesis 24:3 (JR); מִקָּרֹב א׳ a God at hand opposed to מֵרָחֹק א׳ Jeremiah 23:23, ישועתי א׳, יִשְׁעִי א׳ God of my salvation Psalm 18:47 (= 2 Samuel 22:47) Psalm 24:5; Psalm 25:5; Psalm 27:9; Psalm 65:6; Psalm 79:9; Psalm 85:5; Isaiah 17:10; Micah 7:7; Habakkuk 3:18; 1 Chronicles 16:35; ישועתי א׳ Psalm 88:2; תשועתי א׳ Psalm 51:16; צִדְקִי א׳ God of righteousness Psalm 4:2; חַסְדִּי א׳ Psalm 59:11; Psalm 59:18; צוּרִי א׳ God who is my rock 2 Samuel 22:3 (compare Psalm 18:3); מָעוּזִּי֯ א׳ God who is my stronghold Psalm 43:2; תְהִלָּתִי א׳ God who is my praise Psalm 109:1.
c. with suffix in P (22 times including phrase ויראת מאלהיך) Leviticus 19:14, 32; Leviticus 25:17, 36, 43 (H) Exodus 8:21; Joshua 24:27 (E) Deuteronomy 32:37 (poetry) Joshua 9:23 (JE) Deuteronomy 10:21; Deuteronomy 31:17; Judges 10:10; Judges 16:23, 24; 1 Samuel 10:19; 2 Samuel 10:12; 2 Samuel 22:32 + (4 times poetry) 1 Kings 12:28; 1 Kings 20:23; 2 Kings 19:10; Chronicles (83 times); Psalms (62 times); Proverbs 2:17; Proverbs 30:9; Ruth 1:15, 16 (twice in verse); Isaiah 1:10; Isaiah 7:13; Isaiah 8:19, 21; Isaiah2 (29 times); Jeremiah 5:4, 5; Jeremiah 23:36; Jeremiah 51:5; Ezekiel 34:31; Daniel (5 times); Hosea (12 times); Amos 2:8; Amos 4:12; Joel 1:13 (twice in verse); Joel 1:16; Joel 2:17; Micah 6:8; Micah 7:7; Jonah 1:5, 6; Zephaniah 3:2; Nahum 1:14; Zechariah 9:7; Zechariah 12:5; אלהים with suffix is also used with יהוה several hundred times (see H3068 יהוה).
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Genesis

1:27; 3:1; 3:3; 3:5; 5:22; 5:24; 6:2; 6:4; 6:9; 6:11; 9:26; 9:27; 17:7; 17:8; 17:18; 24:3; 24:7; 24:12; 24:27; 24:42; 24:48; 26:24; 28:13; 28:21; 31:5; 31:11; 31:29; 31:42; 31:53; 31:53; 31:53; 32:10; 33:20; 35:2; 35:4; 39:9; 43:23; 44:16; 46:3; 50:17

Exodus

3:1; 3:6; 3:13; 3:15; 3:16; 3:18; 4:5; 4:16; 4:20; 4:27; 5:1; 5:3; 6:7; 7:1; 7:16; 8:21; 9:1; 9:13; 12:12; 14:19; 15:2; 17:9; 18:4; 18:5; 18:11; 18:16; 20:3; 20:23; 20:23; 21:6; 22:7; 22:8; 22:8; 22:19; 22:27; 23:13; 24:10; 24:13; 29:45; 32:1; 32:23; 32:27; 32:31; 34:17; 34:23

Leviticus

11:45; 19:4; 19:14; 19:32; 22:33; 25:17; 25:36; 25:38; 25:43; 26:12; 26:45

Numbers

15:41; 16:9; 16:22; 23:27; 27:16

Deuteronomy

4:28; 4:35; 4:35; 4:39; 4:39; 5:7; 5:23; 6:14; 7:9; 7:9; 10:17; 10:21; 13:8; 26:17; 29:13; 29:17; 31:16; 31:17; 31:18; 31:20; 32:17; 32:37; 32:39; 33:1; 33:27

Joshua

7:13; 7:13; 7:19; 7:20; 8:30; 9:18; 9:19; 9:23; 10:40; 10:42; 13:14; 13:33; 14:6; 14:14; 18:3; 22:16; 22:24; 22:34; 22:34; 24:2; 24:2; 24:15; 24:16; 24:19; 24:20; 24:23; 24:23; 24:27

Judges

2:12; 2:12; 2:12; 2:17; 2:19; 4:6; 5:3; 5:5; 5:8; 6:8; 6:10; 6:20; 6:36; 6:39; 7:14; 9:13; 9:27; 10:6; 10:10; 10:13; 10:14; 10:16; 11:21; 11:23; 11:24; 13:6; 13:6; 13:8; 13:9; 16:23; 16:24; 16:28; 18:31; 20:2; 20:27; 21:2; 21:3

Ruth

1:15; 1:16; 2:12

1 Samuel

1:17; 2:25; 2:27; 4:1; 4:2; 4:3; 4:4; 4:5; 4:6; 4:7; 4:8; 4:8; 4:8; 4:9; 4:10; 4:11; 4:12; 4:13; 4:14; 4:15; 4:16; 4:17; 4:18; 4:19; 4:20; 4:21; 4:22; 5:1; 5:2; 5:3; 5:4; 5:5; 5:6; 5:7; 5:7; 5:8; 5:9; 5:10; 5:11; 5:11; 5:12; 6:20; 7:3; 8:8; 9:6; 9:7; 9:8; 9:9; 9:9; 9:10; 9:10; 10:3; 10:5; 10:7; 10:19; 14; 14:36; 17:26; 17:36; 17:45; 26:19; 28:13

2 Samuel

2:27; 6:1; 6:2; 6:3; 6:4; 6:5; 6:6; 6:7; 6:7; 6:8; 6:9; 6:10; 6:11; 6:12; 6:13; 6:14; 6:15; 6:16; 6:17; 6:18; 6:19; 6:20; 6:21; 6:22; 6:23; 7:1; 7:2; 7:3; 7:4; 7:5; 7:6; 7:7; 7:8; 7:9; 7:10; 7:11; 7:12; 7:13; 7:14; 7:15; 7:16; 7:17; 7:18; 7:19; 7:20; 7:21; 7:22; 7:23; 7:24; 7:24; 7:25; 7:26; 7:27; 7:28; 7:28; 7:28; 7:29; 10:12; 12:16; 14:17; 14:20; 15; 16:23; 19:28; 22:3; 22:32; 22:47; 23:1

1 Kings

1:36; 8:60; 8:60; 9:6; 9:9; 11:33; 11:33; 12:22; 12:22; 12:28; 13:1; 13:2; 13:3; 13:4; 13:5; 13:6; 13:7; 13:8; 13:9; 13:10; 13:11; 13:12; 13:13; 13:14; 13:15; 13:16; 13:17; 13:18; 13:19; 13:20; 13:21; 13:22; 13:23; 13:24; 13:25; 13:26; 13:27; 13:28; 13:29; 13:30; 13:31; 17:18; 17:19; 17:20; 17:21; 17:22; 17:23; 17:24; 18:21; 18:21; 18:24; 18:24; 18:24; 18:36; 18:37; 18:37; 18:39; 18:39; 19:8; 19:15; 20:23; 20:28; 20:28

2 Kings

1:9; 1:10; 1:11; 1:12; 1:13; 2:14; 4:7; 4:8; 4:9; 4:10; 4:11; 4:12; 4:13; 4:14; 4:15; 4:16; 4:17; 4:18; 4:19; 4:20; 4:21; 4:22; 4:23; 4:24; 4:25; 4:26; 4:27; 4:28; 4:29; 4:30; 4:31; 4:32; 4:33; 4:34; 4:35; 4:36; 4:37; 4:38; 4:39; 4:40; 4:41; 4:42; 5:8; 5:9; 5:10; 5:11; 5:12; 5:13; 5:14; 5:15; 5:16; 5:17; 5:17; 5:18; 5:19; 5:20; 6:6; 6:7; 6:8; 6:9; 6:10; 6:11; 6:12; 6:13; 6:14; 6:15; 7:2; 7:3; 7:4; 7:5; 7:6; 7:7; 7:8; 7:9; 8:2; 8:3; 8:4; 8:5; 8:6; 8:7; 8:8; 8:9; 8:10; 8:11; 13:19; 17:26; 17:27; 17:35; 17:37; 17:38; 18:33; 19:4; 19:10; 19:12; 19:15; 19:16; 20:5; 21:22; 22:17; 23:16; 23:17

1 Chronicles

5:25; 6:34; 13; 15; 16; 16:26; 16:35; 17:22; 17:26; 21:7; 22:1; 23:14; 28:5; 29:18

2 Chronicles

1:4; 2:4; 7:19; 7:22; 8:14; 11:2; 11:4; 11:10; 14:9; 15:3; 21:12; 24:9; 25:7; 25:9; 28:25; 30:6; 30:16; 32:13; 32:14; 32:16; 32:17; 32:17; 32:19; 33:13; 33:15; 34:3; 34:25; 36:23

Ezra

1:2; 1:3; 3:2

Nehemiah

1:4; 1:5; 2:4; 2:20; 8:6; 9:7; 10:30; 12:24; 12:36

Job

1:6; 1:16; 2:1; 2:10; 5:8; 20:29; 28:23; 32:2; 34:9; 38:7; 38:7

Psalms

3:3; 4:2; 5:11; 7:10; 7:11; 7:12; 8:6; 9:18; 10:4; 10:13; 14:1; 14:2; 14:5; 18:3; 18:47; 20:2; 24:5; 25:5; 25:22; 27:9; 36:2; 36:8; 41:13; 42; 43; 43:2; 44; 45; 45:7; 46; 46:8; 47; 47:10; 48; 49; 50; 51; 51:16; 52; 53; 54; 55; 56; 57; 58; 59; 59:6; 59:11; 60; 61; 62; 63; 64; 65; 65:6; 66; 67; 68; 68:16; 69; 69:7; 70; 71; 72; 73; 74; 75; 75:10; 76; 76:7; 77; 77:14; 78; 79; 79:9; 80; 81; 81:2; 81:5; 82; 82:1; 82:6; 83; 84; 84:9; 85; 85:5; 86; 86:8; 87:3; 88:2; 90:1; 94:7; 96:5; 97:7; 100:3; 106:48; 108:2; 108:6; 108:8; 108:12; 108:13; 109:1; 136:2; 138:1; 149:9

Proverbs

2:5; 2:17; 3:4; 25:2; 30:9

Ecclesiastes

5:1; 9:1

Isaiah

1:10; 2:3; 7:13; 8:19; 8:21; 13:19; 17:6; 17:10; 21:10; 21:17; 24:15; 29:23; 30:18; 35:4; 36:18; 37:4; 37:12; 37:16; 37:16; 37:16; 37:17; 37:21; 38:5; 40:28; 41:17; 45:18; 45:18; 54:5; 65:16

Jeremiah

1:16; 5:4; 5:5; 5:19; 10:10; 10:10; 10:10; 11:12; 23:23; 23:36; 23:36; 32:27; 35:4; 35:17; 43:12; 43:13; 50:40; 51:5

Ezekiel

8:4; 28:13; 28:14; 28:16; 31:8; 31:9; 34:31

Daniel

1:2; 1:2; 1:9; 1:17; 9:3; 9:11; 11:37

Hosea

3:1; 9:7

Joel

1:13; 1:16; 2:17

Amos

2:8; 4:11; 4:12

Jonah

1:5; 1:6

Micah

3:7; 4:2; 6:6; 6:8; 7:7; 7:7

Nahum

1:14

Habakkuk

3:18

Zephaniah

2:9; 3:2

Zechariah

8:8; 8:23; 9:7; 12:5; 12:8

Malachi

2:16; 2:17

2 Peter

2:4

Jude

1:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H430 matches the Hebrew אֱלֹהִים ('ĕlōhîm),
which occurs 2,600 times in 2,246 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 45 (Gen 1:1–Gen 4:25)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:1 -

In the beginning God ([fn]Elohim) [fn]created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:2 - The earth was [fn]formless and void or a waste and emptiness, and darkness was upon the face of the deep [primeval ocean that covered the unformed earth]. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:3 - And God said, [fn]“Let there be light”; and there was light.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:4 - God saw that the light was good (pleasing, useful) and [fn]He affirmed and sustained it; and God separated the light [distinguishing it] from the darkness.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:5 - And God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was [fn]evening and there was [fn]morning, one day.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:6 -

And God said, “Let there be an [fn]expanse [of the sky] in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters [below the expanse] from the waters [above the expanse].”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:7 - And God made the expanse [of sky] and separated the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so [just as He commanded].
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:8 - God called the expanse [of sky] heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:9 -

Then God said, “Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place [of standing, pooling together], and let the dry land appear”; and it was so.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:10 - God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that this was good (pleasing, useful) and He affirmed and sustained it.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:11 - So God said, “Let the earth sprout [tender] [fn]vegetation, [fn]plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit according to (limited to, consistent with) their kind, whose seed is in them upon the earth”; and it was so.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:12 - The earth sprouted and abundantly produced vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, according to their kind; and God saw that it was good and He affirmed and sustained it.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:14 -

Then God said, “Let there be light-bearers (sun, moon, stars) in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be useful for signs (tokens) [of God’s provident care], and for marking seasons, days, and years;

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:16 - God made the two great lights—the greater light (the sun) to rule the day, and the lesser light (the moon) to rule the night; He made the [galaxies of] stars also [that is, all the amazing wonders in the heavens].
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:17 - God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to provide light upon the earth,
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:18 - to rule over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good and He affirmed and sustained it.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:20 -

Then God said, “Let the waters swarm and abundantly produce living creatures, and let birds soar above the earth [fn]in the open expanse of the heavens.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:21 - God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind; and God saw that it was good and He affirmed and sustained it.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:22 - And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:24 -

Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to (limited to, consistent with) their kind: livestock, crawling things, and wild animals of the earth according to their kinds”; and it was so [because He had spoken them into creation].

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:25 - So God made the wild animals of the earth according to their kind, and the cattle according to their kind, and everything that creeps and crawls on the earth according to its kind; and God saw that it was good (pleasing, useful) and He affirmed and sustained it.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:26 -

Then God said, “Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness]; and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle, and over the entire earth, and over everything that creeps and crawls on the earth.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:27 - So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:28 - And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:29 - So God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of the entire earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you;
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:31 - God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good and He validated it completely. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:2 - And by the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested (ceased) on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:3 - So God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it [as His own, that is, set it apart as holy from other days], because in it He rested from all His work which He had created and done.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:4 -

This is the history of [the origin of] the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day [that is, days of creation] that the [fn]LORD God made the earth and the heavens—

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:5 - no shrub or plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to [fn]cultivate the ground,
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:7 - then the LORD God [fn]formed [that is, created the body of] man from the [fn]dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being [an individual complete in body and spirit].
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:8 - And the LORD God [fn]planted a garden (oasis) in the east, in Eden (delight, land of happiness); and He put the man whom He had formed (created) there.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:9 - And [in that garden] the LORD God caused to grow from the ground every tree that is desirable and pleasing to the sight and good (suitable, pleasant) for food; the tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the [experiential] knowledge (recognition) of [the difference between] good and evil.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:15 -

So the LORD God took the man [He had made] and settled him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:16 - And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely (unconditionally) eat [the fruit] from every tree of the garden;
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:18 -

Now the LORD God said, “It is not good (beneficial) for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper [one who balances him—a counterpart who is] [fn]suitable and complementary for him.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:19 - So the LORD God formed out of the ground every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:21 - So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam; and while he slept, He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:22 - And the rib which the LORD God had taken from the man He made (fashioned, formed) into a woman, and He brought her and presented her to the man.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:1 -

Now the serpent was more crafty (subtle, skilled in deceit) than any living creature of the field which the LORD God had made. And [fn]the serpent (Satan) said to the woman, “Can it really be that God has said, ‘You shall not eat from [fn]any tree of the garden’?”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:3 - except the fruit from the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God said, ‘You shall not eat from it nor touch it, otherwise you will die.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:5 - “For God knows that on the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened [that is, you will have greater awareness], and you will be like God, knowing [the difference between] good and evil.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:8 -

And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool [afternoon breeze] of the day, so the man and his wife hid and kept themselves hidden from the [fn]presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:9 - But the LORD God called to Adam, and said to him, “Where are you?”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:13 - Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent beguiled and deceived me, and I ate [from the forbidden tree].”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:14 - The LORD God said to the serpent,

“Because you have done this,

You are cursed more than all the cattle,

And more than any animal of the field;

On your belly you shall go,

And dust you shall eat

All the days of your life.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:21 - The LORD God made tunics of [animal] skins for Adam and his wife and clothed them.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:22 -

And the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), knowing [how to distinguish between] good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take from the tree of life as well, and eat [its fruit], and live [in this fallen, sinful condition] forever”—

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:23 - therefore the LORD God sent Adam away from the Garden of Eden, to till and cultivate the ground from which he was taken.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:25 -

Adam knew [Eve as] his wife again; and she gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, for [she said], “God has granted another child for me in place of Abel, because Cain killed him.”


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