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0430 – אֱלֹהִים (elohim)

God


Type:
Noun Noun
 
masc. ♂ masculine
 
Category:  Religious terms  Names of God
Hebrew: אֱלֹהִים (elohim)
Pronunciation: e-lå-him    Listen
Gematria: 646(1 + 30 + 5 + 10 + 600)    words with the same gematria
Origin: plural of H0433 (אֱלוֹהַּ)
Usage: 2600 times in OT

Description

1) (plural)
1a) rulers, judges
1b) divine ones
1c) angels
1d) gods
2) (plural intensive-singular meaning)
2a) god, goddess
2b) godlike one
2c) works or special possessions of God
2d) the (true) God
2e) God


Word root

Word with elohim as root:

אֵל אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵלEl elohej jisraelH0415El-Elohe-Israel

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word elohim was translated to the following:

θεῖοςtheiosG2304divine
θεόςtheosG2316God
κύριοςkuriosG2962Lord

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state
Ncmpa-1177
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state
Ncmpc-1423


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Usage in OT


Genesis
219
Exodus
139
Leviticus
53
Numbers
27
Deuturonomy
374
Joshua
76
Judges
73
Ruth
4
1 Samuel
100
2 Samuel
54
1 Kings
107
2 Kings
97
1 Chronicles
118
2 Chronicles
203
Ezra
55
Nehemiah
70
Job
17
Psalms
365
Proverbs
5
Ecclesiastes
40
Isaiah
94
Jeremiah
145
Ezekiel
36
Daniel
22
Hosea
26
Joel
11
Amos
14
Jonah
16
Micah
11
Nahum
1
Habakkuk
2
Zephaniah
5
Haggai
3
Zechariah
11
Malachi
7
Total    2600

References (2600 occurances in 2226 verses), below 250 verses are shown at a time




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