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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
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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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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

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

H430

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H430 matches the Hebrew אֱלֹהִים ('ĕlōhîm),
which occurs 26 times in 23 verses in 'Hos' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:7 - But I will show love to the people of Judah. I will free them from their enemies—not with weapons and armies or horses and charioteers, but by my power as the LORD their God.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:23 - At that time I will plant a crop of Israelites
and raise them for myself.
I will show love
to those I called ‘Not loved.’[fn]
And to those I called ‘Not my people,’[fn]
I will say, ‘Now you are my people.’
And they will reply, ‘You are our God!’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 3:1 - Then the LORD said to me, “Go and love your wife again, even though she[fn] commits adultery with another lover. This will illustrate that the LORD still loves Israel, even though the people have turned to other gods and love to worship them.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 3:5 - But afterward the people will return and devote themselves to the LORD their God and to David’s descendant, their king.[fn] In the last days, they will tremble in awe of the LORD and of his goodness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:1 - Hear the word of the LORD, O people of Israel!
The LORD has brought charges against you, saying:
“There is no faithfulness, no kindness,
no knowledge of God in your land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:6 - My people are being destroyed
because they don’t know me.
Since you priests refuse to know me,
I refuse to recognize you as my priests.
Since you have forgotten the laws of your God,
I will forget to bless your children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:12 - They ask a piece of wood for advice!
They think a stick can tell them the future!
Longing after idols
has made them foolish.
They have played the prostitute,
serving other gods and deserting their God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:4 - Your deeds won’t let you return to your God.
You are a prostitute through and through,
and you do not know the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:6 - I want you to show love,[fn]
not offer sacrifices.
I want you to know me[fn]
more than I want burnt offerings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:10 - Their arrogance testifies against them,
yet they don’t return to the LORD their God
or even try to find him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:2 - Now Israel pleads with me,
‘Help us, for you are our God!’

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:6 - This calf you worship, O Israel,
was crafted by your own hands!
It is not God!
Therefore, it must be smashed to bits.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:1 - O people of Israel,
do not rejoice as other nations do.
For you have been unfaithful to your God,
hiring yourselves out like prostitutes,
worshiping other gods on every threshing floor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:8 - The prophet is a watchman over Israel[fn] for my God,
yet traps are laid for him wherever he goes.
He faces hostility even in the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:17 - My God will reject the people of Israel
because they will not listen or obey.
They will be wanderers,
homeless among the nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:3 - Even in the womb,
Jacob struggled with his brother;
when he became a man,
he even fought with God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:5 - the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies,
the LORD is his name!

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:6 - So now, come back to your God.
Act with love and justice,
and always depend on him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:9 - “But I am the LORD your God,
who rescued you from slavery in Egypt.
And I will make you live in tents again,
as you do each year at the Festival of Shelters.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:4 - “I have been the LORD your God
ever since I brought you out of Egypt.
You must acknowledge no God but me,
for there is no other savior.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:16 - [fn]The people of Samaria
must bear the consequences of their guilt
because they rebelled against their God.
They will be killed by an invading army,
their little ones dashed to death against the ground,
their pregnant women ripped open by swords.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:1 - [fn]Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God,
for your sins have brought you down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:3 - Assyria cannot save us,
nor can our warhorses.
Never again will we say to the idols we have made,
‘You are our gods.’
No, in you alone
do the orphans find mercy.”
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