Strong's Hebrew · H410
H410 ʼêl
אֵל
ale
God
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ʼêl appears 241 times in Scripture, including Genesis 14:18 and Genesis 14:19. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
In the King James Version
God (god), × goodly, × great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'
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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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
