Strong's Hebrew · H410
אֵל
ʼêl · ale
God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'
Definition
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
Derivation
shortened from H352 (אַיִל);
Appears 241 times in Scripture
“And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.”
“I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and made a solemn vow to Me. Now get up, leave this land at once, and return to your native land.’””
“Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—”
“and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,”
“So Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen the One who sees me!””
“and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.”
“But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,”
“I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’”
“May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.”
“When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).