God
אֱלֹהִיםStrong’s H0430elohim (e-lo-him)
Appears in 2,248 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Elohim is the Hebrew word usually translated “god”, “god your” and “god of”. It appears in 2,248 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.”
Meaning
- This name means "gods" (plural intensive-singular meaning), "God"
How it's translated
- god 874
- god your 492
- god of 338
- god our 165
- gods 79
- o god 75
- god my 72
- god their 55
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 325
- Deuteronomy 312
- Genesis 190
- 2 Chronicles 167
- Jeremiah 128
- Exodus 111
35 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 1:9In contextNow God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
- Daniel 1:17In contextAs for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
- Daniel 9:3In contextAnd I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
- Daniel 9:4In contextAnd I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;
- Daniel 9:9In contextTo the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
- Daniel 9:10In contextNeither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.
All 2,248 verses, by book
- Genesis 190
- 1:11:21:31:41:51:61:71:81:91:101:111:121:141:161:171:181:201:211:221:241:251:261:271:281:291:312:22:32:42:52:72:82:92:152:162:182:192:212:223:13:33:53:83:93:133:143:213:223:234:255:15:225:246:26:46:96:116:126:136:227:97:168:18:159:19:69:89:129:169:179:269:2717:317:717:817:917:1517:1817:1917:2217:2319:2920:320:620:1120:1320:1721:221:421:621:1221:1721:1921:2021:2221:2322:122:322:822:922:1223:624:324:724:1224:2724:4224:4825:1126:2427:2027:2828:428:1228:1328:1728:2028:2128:2230:230:630:830:1730:1830:2030:2230:2331:531:731:931:1131:1631:2431:2931:3031:3231:4231:5031:5332:132:232:932:2832:3033:533:1033:1133:2035:135:235:435:535:735:935:1035:1135:1335:1539:940:841:1641:2541:2841:3241:3841:3941:5141:5242:1842:2843:2343:2944:1645:545:745:845:946:146:246:348:948:1148:1548:2048:2150:1750:1950:2050:2450:25
- Exodus 111
- 1:171:201:212:232:242:253:13:43:63:113:123:133:143:153:163:184:54:164:204:275:15:35:86:26:77:17:168:108:198:258:268:278:289:19:139:289:3010:310:710:810:1610:1710:2510:2612:1213:1713:1813:1914:1915:215:2616:1217:918:118:418:518:1118:1218:1518:1618:1918:2118:2319:319:1719:1920:120:220:320:520:720:1020:1220:1920:2020:2120:2321:621:1322:822:922:2022:2823:1323:1923:2423:2523:3223:3324:1024:1124:1329:4529:4631:331:1832:132:432:832:1132:1632:2332:2732:3134:1534:1634:1734:2334:2434:2635:31
- Leviticus 47
- 2:134:2211:4411:4518:218:418:2118:3019:219:319:419:1019:1219:1419:2519:3119:3219:3419:3620:720:2421:621:721:821:1221:1721:2121:2222:2522:3323:1423:2223:2823:4023:4324:1524:2225:1725:3625:3825:4325:5526:126:1226:1326:4426:45
- Numbers 23
- 6:710:910:1015:4015:4116:916:2221:522:922:1022:1222:1822:2022:2222:3823:423:2123:2724:225:225:1327:1633:4
- Deuteronomy 312
- 1:61:101:111:171:191:201:211:251:261:301:311:321:412:72:292:302:332:362:373:33:183:203:213:224:14:24:34:44:54:74:104:194:214:234:244:254:284:294:304:314:324:334:344:354:394:405:25:65:75:95:115:125:145:155:165:245:255:265:275:325:336:16:26:36:46:56:106:136:146:156:166:176:206:246:257:17:27:47:67:97:127:167:187:197:207:217:227:237:258:28:58:68:78:108:118:148:188:198:209:39:49:59:69:79:109:169:2310:910:1210:1410:1710:2010:2110:2211:111:211:1211:1311:1611:2211:2511:2711:2811:2911:3112:112:212:312:412:512:712:912:1012:1112:1212:1512:1812:2012:2112:2712:2812:2912:3012:3113:213:313:413:513:613:713:1013:1213:1313:1613:1814:114:214:2114:2314:2414:2514:2614:2915:415:515:615:715:1015:1415:1515:1815:1915:2015:2116:116:216:516:616:716:816:1016:1116:1516:1616:1716:1816:2016:2116:2217:117:217:317:817:1217:1417:1517:1918:518:718:918:1218:1318:1418:1518:1618:2019:119:219:319:819:919:1019:1420:120:420:1320:1420:1620:1720:1821:121:521:1021:2322:523:523:1423:1823:2023:2123:2324:424:924:1324:1824:1925:1525:1625:1825:1926:126:226:326:426:526:726:1026:1126:1326:1426:1626:1726:1927:227:327:527:627:727:927:1028:128:228:828:928:1328:1428:1528:3628:4528:4728:5228:5328:5828:6228:6429:629:1029:1229:1329:1529:1829:2529:2629:2930:130:230:330:430:530:630:730:930:1030:1630:1730:2031:331:631:1131:1231:1331:1631:1731:1831:2031:2632:332:1732:3732:3933:133:27
- Joshua 65
- 1:91:111:131:151:172:113:33:94:54:234:247:137:197:208:78:309:99:189:199:239:2410:1910:4010:4213:1413:3314:614:814:914:1418:318:622:322:422:522:1622:1922:2222:2422:2922:3322:3423:323:523:723:823:1023:1123:1323:1423:1523:1624:124:224:1424:1524:1624:1724:1824:1924:2024:2324:2424:2624:27
- Judges 61
- 1:72:32:122:172:193:63:73:204:64:235:35:55:86:86:106:206:266:316:366:396:407:148:38:338:349:79:99:139:239:279:569:5710:610:1010:1310:1410:1611:2111:2311:2413:513:613:713:813:913:2215:1916:1716:2316:2416:2817:518:518:1018:2418:3120:220:1820:2721:221:3
- 1 Samuel 90
- 1:172:22:252:272:303:33:174:44:74:84:114:134:174:184:194:214:225:15:25:75:85:105:116:36:56:207:37:88:89:69:79:89:99:109:2710:310:510:710:910:1010:1810:1910:2611:612:912:1212:1412:1913:1314:1514:1814:3614:3714:4114:4414:4515:1515:2115:3016:1516:1616:2317:2617:3617:4317:4517:4618:1019:2019:2320:1222:322:1322:1523:723:1023:1123:1423:1625:2225:2925:3225:3426:826:1928:1328:1529:930:630:15
- 2 Samuel 48
- 2:273:93:355:106:26:36:46:66:76:127:27:227:237:247:257:267:277:289:310:1212:712:1614:1114:1314:1414:1614:1714:2015:2415:2515:2915:3216:2318:2819:1319:2721:1422:322:722:2222:3022:3222:4723:123:324:324:2324:24
- 1 Kings 90
- 1:171:301:361:471:482:32:233:53:73:113:284:295:35:45:58:158:178:208:238:258:268:278:288:578:598:608:618:659:69:910:910:2411:211:411:511:811:911:1011:2311:3111:3312:2212:2813:113:413:513:613:713:813:1113:1213:1413:2113:2613:2913:3114:714:914:1315:315:415:3016:1316:2616:3317:117:1217:1417:1817:2017:2117:2418:1018:2118:2418:2518:2718:3618:3718:3919:219:819:1019:1420:1020:2320:2821:1021:1322:53
- 2 Kings 83
- 1:21:31:61:91:101:111:121:131:162:144:74:94:164:214:224:254:274:404:425:75:85:115:145:155:175:206:66:96:106:156:317:27:177:187:198:28:48:78:88:119:610:3113:1914:2516:217:717:917:1417:1617:1917:2617:2717:2917:3117:3317:3517:3717:3817:3918:518:1218:2218:3318:3418:3519:419:1019:1219:1519:1619:1819:1919:2019:3720:521:1221:2222:1522:1722:1823:1623:1723:21
- 1 Chronicles 101
- 4:105:205:225:255:266:486:499:119:139:269:2710:1011:211:1912:1712:1812:2213:213:313:513:613:713:813:1013:1213:1414:1014:1114:1214:1414:1514:1615:115:215:1215:1315:1415:1515:2415:2616:116:416:616:1416:2516:2616:3516:3616:4217:217:317:1617:1717:2017:2117:2217:2417:2517:2619:1321:721:821:1521:1721:3022:122:222:622:722:1122:1222:1822:1923:1423:2523:2824:524:1925:525:626:526:2026:3228:228:328:428:828:928:1228:2028:2129:129:229:329:729:1029:1329:1629:1729:1829:20
- 2 Chronicles 167
- 1:11:31:41:71:81:91:112:42:52:123:34:114:195:15:146:46:76:106:146:166:176:186:196:406:416:427:57:197:228:149:89:2310:1511:211:1613:513:813:913:1013:1113:1213:1513:1613:1814:214:414:714:1115:115:315:415:615:915:1215:1315:1816:717:418:518:1318:3119:319:419:720:620:720:1220:1520:1920:2020:2920:3020:3321:1021:1222:722:1223:323:924:524:724:924:1324:1624:1824:2024:2424:2725:725:825:925:1425:1525:1625:2025:2426:526:726:1626:1827:628:528:628:928:1028:2328:2428:2529:529:629:729:1029:3630:130:530:630:730:830:930:1230:1630:1930:2231:631:1331:1431:2031:2132:832:1132:1332:1432:1532:1632:1732:1932:2132:2932:3133:733:1233:1333:1533:1633:1733:1834:334:834:934:2334:2534:2634:2734:3234:3335:335:835:2135:2236:536:1236:1336:1536:1636:1836:1936:23
- Ezra 45
- 1:21:31:41:51:72:683:23:83:94:14:24:36:216:227:67:97:277:288:178:188:218:228:238:258:288:308:318:338:358:369:49:59:69:89:99:109:139:1510:110:210:310:610:910:1110:14
- Nehemiah 64
- 1:41:52:42:82:122:182:204:44:94:154:205:95:135:155:196:106:126:146:167:27:58:68:88:98:168:189:39:49:59:79:189:3210:2810:2910:3210:3310:3410:3610:3710:3810:3911:1111:1611:2212:2412:3612:4012:4312:4512:4613:113:213:413:713:913:1113:1413:1813:2213:2513:2613:2713:2913:31
- Psalms 325
- 3:23:74:15:25:107:17:37:97:107:118:59:1710:410:1313:314:114:214:518:618:2118:2818:2918:3118:4620:120:520:722:224:525:225:525:2227:930:230:1231:1433:1235:2335:2436:136:737:3138:1538:2140:340:540:840:1741:1342:142:242:342:442:542:642:1042:1143:143:243:443:544:144:444:844:2044:2145:245:645:746:146:446:546:746:1046:1147:147:547:647:747:847:948:148:348:848:948:1048:1449:749:1550:150:250:350:650:750:1450:1650:2351:151:1051:1451:1752:752:853:153:253:453:553:654:154:254:354:455:155:1455:1655:1955:2356:156:456:756:956:1056:1156:1256:1357:157:257:357:557:757:1158:658:1159:159:559:959:1059:1359:1760:160:660:1060:1261:161:561:762:162:562:762:862:1163:163:1164:164:764:965:165:565:966:166:366:566:866:1066:1666:1966:2067:167:367:567:667:768:168:268:368:468:568:668:768:868:968:1068:1568:1668:1768:1868:2168:2468:2668:2868:3168:3268:3468:3569:169:369:569:669:1369:2969:3069:3269:3570:170:470:571:471:1171:1271:1771:1871:1971:2272:172:1873:173:2673:2874:174:1074:1274:2275:175:775:976:176:676:976:1177:177:377:1377:1678:778:1078:1978:2278:3178:3578:5678:5979:179:979:1080:380:480:780:1480:1981:181:481:1082:182:682:883:183:1283:1384:384:784:884:984:1084:1185:486:286:886:1086:1286:1487:388:189:890:190:1791:292:1394:794:2294:2395:395:796:496:597:797:998:399:599:899:9100:3104:1104:33105:7106:47106:48108:1108:5108:7108:11108:13109:1109:26113:5115:2115:3116:5118:28119:115122:9123:2135:2135:5136:2138:1143:10144:9144:15145:1146:2146:5146:10147:1147:7147:12
- Ecclesiastes 36
- 1:132:242:263:103:113:133:143:153:173:185:15:25:45:65:75:185:195:206:27:137:147:187:267:298:28:128:138:158:179:19:711:511:912:712:1312:14
- Isaiah 86
- 1:102:37:117:138:198:2113:1917:617:1021:921:1021:1724:1525:125:926:1328:2629:2330:1835:235:436:736:1836:1936:2037:437:1037:1237:1637:1737:1937:2037:2137:3838:540:140:340:840:940:2740:2841:1041:1341:1741:2342:1743:344:645:345:545:1445:1545:1845:2146:948:148:248:1749:449:550:1051:1551:2051:2252:752:1052:1253:454:554:655:555:757:2158:259:259:1360:960:1961:261:661:1062:362:564:465:1666:9
- Jeremiah 128
- 1:162:112:172:192:283:133:213:223:233:255:45:55:75:145:195:247:37:67:97:187:217:237:288:149:1510:1011:311:411:1011:1211:1313:1013:1213:1614:2215:1616:916:1016:1116:1316:2019:319:419:1319:1521:422:923:223:2323:3624:524:725:625:1525:2726:1326:1627:427:2128:228:1429:429:829:2129:2530:230:930:2231:131:631:1831:2331:3332:1432:1532:2732:2932:3632:3833:434:234:1335:435:1335:1535:1735:1835:1937:337:738:1739:1640:242:242:342:442:542:642:942:1342:1542:1842:2042:2143:143:243:1043:1243:1344:244:344:544:744:844:1144:1544:2545:246:2548:148:3550:450:1850:2850:4051:551:1051:33
- Ezekiel 34
- 1:18:38:49:310:1910:2011:2011:2211:2414:1120:520:720:1920:2028:228:628:928:1328:1428:1628:2631:831:934:2434:3034:3136:2837:2337:2739:2239:2840:243:244:2
- Nahum 1
- 1:14
Hebrew dictionary
אֱלֹהִים elohim · God
This name means "gods" (plural intensive-singular meaning), "God" Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “god” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GOD, noun
- The Supreme Being; Jehovah; the eternal and infinite spirit, the creator, and the sovereign of the universe.“GOD is a spirit; and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth” John 4:24
- A false god; a heathen deity; an idol.“Fear not the gods of the Amorites” Judges 6:10
- A prince; a ruler; a magistrate or judge; an angel.
- Any person or thing exalted too much in estimation, or deified and honored as the chief good.“Whose god is their belly” Philippians 3:19
All definitions and other forms of “god”
GOD, verb transitive
To deify. [Not used.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.