אֱלוֹהַּ
ʼĕlôwahh · H433 · Hebrew · 57 occurrences
Meanings
-
divine being, heavenly being, god
Generic term for a supernatural being, worshiped by individuals or entire nations
Examples2 Chronicles 32:15 ‘Now then, do not let Hezekiah deceive you or mislead you like this, and do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to save his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God save you from my hand?’”
Job 12:6 “The tents of the destroyers prosper, And those who provoke God are secure, Whom God brings into their power.
Daniel 11:37 “And he will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he show regard for any other god; for he will boast against them all.
-
God
The highest God, creator of heaven and earth
ExamplesDeuteronomy 32:15 “But Jeshurun became fat and kicked— You have become fat, thick, and obstinate— Then he abandoned God who made him, And rejected the Rock of his salvation.
Deuteronomy 32:17 “They sacrificed to demons, who were not God, To gods whom they have not known, New gods who came lately, Whom your fathers did not know.
Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
How it’s used In 9 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
6 occurrences in 7 groups
- גּוֹיnation, people 1
- יַעֲקֹבJacob 1
- מַמְלָכָהkingdom, kingship 1
- מָעוֹזstronghold, refuge 1
- נֵכָרforeign, foreigner 1
- סְלִיחָהpardon 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- חַנּוּןgenerous 1
- יָדַעto know 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 2 groups
- נָתַןto give, to put, to set 1
- עָשָׂהto do, to make 1
What it doesIt is the subject
19 occurrences in 17 groups
- Other words · 17 groups that occur once or twice (19) 19
What is done to itIt is the object
5 occurrences in 5 groups
- חָזָהto see, to look at 1
- יָכַחto rebuke, to reprove 1
- נָטַשׁto forsake, to abandon 1
- קָרָאto call, to cry out 1
- בּוֹאto come, to go in, to bring 1
What it is said to bePredicate
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- גֹּבַהּheight 1
- יֵשׁthere is, there are 1
- אַיֵּהwhere? 1
- מִיwho? 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- יָרֵאto be afraid, to fear, to be in awe of 1
- כֹּחַstrength 1
- מִלָּהword, words 1
- אַתָּהyou 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
14 occurrences in 5 groups
- אֵלto, toward 8
- לto/for 8
- עִםwith 4
- מִןfrom 2
- עַלon, upon, over, against 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
12 occurrences in 11 groups
- Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (12) 12
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
In the other Testament 3 words
- θεός theós · G2316 · God, god
- Greek θεός serves as the standard Septuagint rendering of Hebrew אֱלוֹהַּ, both denoting deity in general or the supreme God specifically, with contextual determination of definiteness.
- κύριος kýrios · G2962 · Lord, owner, master
- Greek κύριος emphasizes sovereign authority and lordship, while Hebrew אֱלוֹהַּ denotes deity itself; the equivalence reflects contexts where God's authority/lordship aspect is foregrounded in translation (particularly in Job's Aramaic-influenced poetic register where אֱלוֹהַּ (ʼĕlôwahh, H433) predominates).
- אֱלָהּ ʼĕlâhh · H426 · God, god
- אֱלָהּ (ʼĕlâhh, H426) is the Aramaic cognate reflex of Hebrew אֱלוֹהַּ (ʼĕlôwahh, H433), both denoting 'God/god' from the same Semitic root, representing the expected phonological correspondence between Biblical Hebrew and Biblical Aramaic forms of the same lexeme.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Deities001001001
- אֱלוֹהַּ names God or a god, as Moses' warning that Jeshurun abandoned the God who made him.
Word family 3 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H433. eloah אֱלֹהַּ57 so Deu 32:17; לֶאֱלֹהַּ Dan 11:38 (see BD) suffix לֵאלֹהוֺ Hab…
אֱלֹהַּ57 so Deu 32:17; לֶאֱלֹהַּ Dan 11:38 (see BD) suffix לֵאלֹהוֺ Hab 1:11; elsewhere אֱלוֺהַּ
noun masculine god, God. (Samaritan id., Aramaic אֱלָהּ, , Arabic , Sabean אלה DHMl.c.; — אֱלֹהַּ as found in Hebrew probably a singular formed by inference from plural אֱלֹהִים: compare Nesl.c.) —
1 a heathen god, late usage; כָּלאֱֿלוֺהַּ2Ch 32:15; Dan 11:37; לאלהו כחו זוּ whose power is his god Hab 1:11; 2Ki 17:31 (but Qr אֱלֹהֵי), בְּיָדוֺ אֱלוֺהַּ הביא אשר who doth bring God in his hand Job 12:6 (Ew Di RVm, etc.)
2 God, used in ancient poems Deu 32:15, Deu 32:17; Psa 18:32, and on their basis an archaism in later poetry Job 3:4 + (41 t. Job), Psa 50:22; Psa 114:7; Psa 139:19; Pro 30:5; Isa 44:8; Hab 3:3; Neh 9:17 (citing Exo 34:6 where אֵל is used).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org.