Strong's Hebrew · H430
H430 ʼĕlôhîym
אֱלֹהִים
el-o-heem'
angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
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ʼĕlôhîym appears 2,599 times in Scripture, including Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2. 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
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
Derivation
plural of H433 (אֱלוֹהַּ);
Appears 2,599 times in Scripture
“God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.”
“God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.”
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
“And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.””
“And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.”
“So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.”
“Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.”
“And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.”
“And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.”
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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).
