אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym

Hebrew · Strong's H430 · pronounced el-o-heem' · used 2603 times in 2248 verses

Meaning

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

In the King James Version: angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.

Derivation: plural of H433 (אֱלוֹהַּ);

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Where it is used

Psalms 97:7 All worshipers of images are put to shame—those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!
Psalms 97:9 For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.
Psalms 98:3 He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Psalms 99:5 Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy!
Psalms 99:8 O LORD our God, You answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, yet an avenger of their misdeeds.
Psalms 99:9 Exalt the LORD our God and worship at His holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.
Psalms 100:3 Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
Psalms 104:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
Psalms 104:33 I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
Psalms 105:7 He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.
Psalms 106:47 Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.
Psalms 106:48 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Hallelujah!
Psalms 108:1 A song. A Psalm of David. My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing and make music with all my being.
Psalms 108:5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
Psalms 108:7 God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.
Psalms 108:11 Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?
Psalms 108:13 With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.
Psalms 109:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent.
Psalms 109:26 Help me, O LORD my God; save me according to Your loving devotion.
Psalms 113:5 Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?
Psalms 115:2 Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”
Psalms 115:3 Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.
Psalms 116:5 The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
Psalms 118:28 You are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, and I will exalt You.
Psalms 119:115 Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
Psalms 122:9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.
Psalms 123:2 As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.
Psalms 135:2 who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God.
Psalms 135:5 For I know that the LORD is great; our Lord is above all gods.
Psalms 136:2 Give thanks to the God of gods. His loving devotion endures forever.
Psalms 138:1 Of David. I give You thanks with all my heart; before the gods I sing Your praises.
Psalms 143:10 Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
Psalms 144:9 I will sing to You a new song, O God; on a harp of ten strings I will make music to You—
Psalms 144:15 Blessed are the people of whom this is so; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.
Psalms 145:1 A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
Psalms 146:2 I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
Psalms 146:5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
Psalms 146:10 The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah!
Psalms 147:1 Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
Psalms 147:7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,
Psalms 147:12 Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
Proverbs 2:5 then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 2:17 who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.
Proverbs 3:4 Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
Proverbs 25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out.
Proverbs 30:9 Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
Ecclesiastes 1:13 And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a miserable task God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!
Ecclesiastes 2:24 Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.
Ecclesiastes 2:26 To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Ecclesiastes 3:10 I have seen the burden that God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.
Ecclesiastes 3:13 and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.
Ecclesiastes 3:14 I know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him.
Ecclesiastes 3:15 What exists has already been, and what will be has already been, for God will call to account what has passed.
Ecclesiastes 3:17 I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”
Ecclesiastes 3:18 I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”
Ecclesiastes 5:1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
Ecclesiastes 5:2 Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.
Ecclesiastes 5:4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.
Ecclesiastes 5:6 Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?