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Lexicon :: Strong's H426 - 'ĕlâ

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אֱלָהּ
Transliteration
'ĕlâ
Pronunciation
el-aw'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to אֱלוֹהַּ (H433)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2576

Strong’s Definitions

אֱלָהּ ʼĕlâhh, el-aw'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H433; God:—God, god.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 95x

The KJV translates Strong's H426 in the following manner: God (79x), god (16x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 95x
The KJV translates Strong's H426 in the following manner: God (79x), god (16x).

  1. god, God

    1. god, heathen deity

    2. God (of Israel)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֱלָהּ ʼĕlâhh, el-aw'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H433; God:—God, god.
STRONGS H426: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

אֱלָהּ 94 noun masculine god, God (= Biblical Hebrew H433 אֱלֹהַּ, see also √ I. H421 אלה); — א׳ absolute Daniel 2:28 +, construct Daniel 2:18 +; emphatic אֱלָהָא Daniel 2:20 +; suffix אֱלָהִי Daniel 6:23, הָך- Ezra 9:14 +, הֵהּ- Daniel 6:6 +, הֲהֹם- Ezra 5:5; Ezra 7:16, הֲהוֺן- Daniel 3:28 (twice in verse); Daniel 3:29, הֲכֹם- Ezra 7:17, etc.; plural absolute אֱלָהִין Daniel 2:11 +, emphatic הַיָּא- Jeremiah 10:11, construct הֵי- Daniel 5:4, 23, suffix הַי- Daniel 3:14, etc. [with prefix לֵאלָהָא Daniel 5:23, לֵאלָהָיךְ Daniel 3:14, etc.; but not in singular absolute or construct, e.g. לֶאֱלָהּ Ezra 5:12, etc.]; —
1. god, in general Daniel 6:8; Daniel 6:13; heathen deities Jeremiah 10:11; Daniel 2:11; Daniel 3:15+ 15 times Daniel (made of gold, etc. Daniel 5:4, 23) + בַּר־אֱלָהִין Daniel 3:25 (see H1247 בַּר 1).
2. 73 God (of Israel), Daniel 2:28; Ezra 5:2 +; phrase אֱלָהּ יִשׂ׳ Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:14; Ezra 7:15; יְרוּשְׁלֵם א׳ Ezra 7:19; אֲבָהָתַי א׳ Daniel 2:23; שְׁמַיָּא Ezra 5:11 (+ וְאַרְעָא), Ezra 5:12; Ezra 6:9, 10; Daniel 2:18; Daniel 2:19 + 6 times (see שָׁמַיִם 2a); רַב א׳ Daniel 2:45; אֱלָהִין א׳ Daniel 2:47; אֱלָהָא עִלָּיָא Daniel 3:26; Daniel 3:32; Daniel 5:18, 21; חַיָּא א׳ Daniel 6:21; Daniel 6:27; also בֵּית אֱלָהָא Daniel 5:3; Ezra 4:24; Ezra 5:2 + 16 times Ezra; עֲבִידַת א׳ Ezra 6:18.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

4:24; 5:1; 5:2; 5:2; 5:5; 5:11; 5:12; 5:12; 6:9; 6:10; 6:14; 6:18; 7:15; 7:16; 7:17; 7:19; 9:14

Jeremiah

10:11; 10:11

Daniel

2:11; 2:11; 2:18; 2:18; 2:19; 2:20; 2:23; 2:28; 2:28; 2:45; 2:47; 3:14; 3:14; 3:15; 3:25; 3:26; 3:28; 3:29; 5:3; 5:4; 5:4; 5:18; 5:21; 5:23; 5:23; 5:23; 6:6; 6:8; 6:13; 6:21; 6:23; 6:27

H426

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H426 matches the Hebrew אֱלָהּ ('ĕlâ),
which occurs 51 times in 41 verses in 'Dan' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:11 - What the king asks is too difficult. No one can reveal it to the king except the gods, and they do not live among humans.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:18 - He urged them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that he and his friends might not be executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:19 - During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:20 - and said: “Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:23 - I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors: You have given me wisdom and power, you have made known to me what we asked of you, you have made known to us the dream of the king.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:28 - but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come. Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind as you were lying in bed are these:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:37 - Your Majesty, you are the king of kings. The God of heaven has given you dominion and power and might and glory;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:44

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:44 - “In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:45

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:45 - This is the meaning of the vision of the rock cut out of a mountain, but not by human hands—a rock that broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold to pieces. “The great God has shown the king what will take place in the future. The dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:47

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:47 - The king said to Daniel, “Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:12 - But there are some Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego—who pay no attention to you, Your Majesty. They neither serve your gods nor worship the image of gold you have set up.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:14 - and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:15 - Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:17 - If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us[fn] from Your Majesty’s hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:18 - But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:25 - He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:26 - Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of the blazing furnace and shouted, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!” So Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego came out of the fire,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:28 - Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:29 - Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:2 - It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:8 - Finally, Daniel came into my presence and I told him the dream. (He is called Belteshazzar, after the name of my god, and the spirit of the holy gods is in him.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:9 - I said, “Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no mystery is too difficult for you. Here is my dream; interpret it for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:18 - “This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, had. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me what it means, for none of the wise men in my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you can, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:3 - So they brought in the gold goblets that had been taken from the temple of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:4 - As they drank the wine, they praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:11 - There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the time of your father he was found to have insight and intelligence and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:14 - I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you and that you have insight, intelligence and outstanding wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:18 - “Your Majesty, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness and glory and splendor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:21 - He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like the ox; and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and sets over them anyone he wishes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:23 - Instead, you have set yourself up against the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life and all your ways.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:26 - “Here is what these words mean: Mene[fn]: God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:5 - Finally these men said, “We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:7 - The royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers and governors have all agreed that the king should issue an edict and enforce the decree that anyone who prays to any god or human being during the next thirty days, except to you, Your Majesty, shall be thrown into the lions’ den.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:10 - Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:11 - Then these men went as a group and found Daniel praying and asking God for help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:12 - So they went to the king and spoke to him about his royal decree: “Did you not publish a decree that during the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human being except to you, Your Majesty, would be thrown into the lions’ den?” The king answered, “The decree stands—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:16 - So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions’ den. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:20 - When he came near the den, he called to Daniel in an anguished voice, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to rescue you from the lions?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:22 - My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, Your Majesty.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:23 - The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den. And when Daniel was lifted from the den, no wound was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:26 - “I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel. “For he is the living God and he endures forever; his kingdom will not be destroyed, his dominion will never end.
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