El אֵל

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El
אֵל
Transliterationel
Strong's numberH410 (H0410G, H0410K, H0410L, H0410J, H0410H, H0410I)
LanguageHebrew
Part of speechmasculine noun
GlossGod
Occurrences241 in 231 verses
Most frequent inPsalms (73)

El (Hebrew אֵל, Strong's H410) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “God”. It occurs 241 times in 231 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H0410G: God

This name means god, god-like one, mighty one, strength, power
Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

H0410K: god

: god
1) god, god-like one, mighty one
1a) mighty men, men of rank, mighty heroes
1b) angels
1c) god, false god, (demons, imaginations)
1d) God, the one true God, Jehovah
2) mighty things in nature
3) strength, power
Also means: ": power" (el אֵל H0410L)

H0410L: god: power

: power
1) god, god-like one, mighty one
1a) mighty men, men of rank, mighty heroes
1b) angels
1c) god, false god, (demons, imaginations)
1d) God, the one true God, Jehovah
2) mighty things in nature
3) strength, power

H0410J: El (Most High)

Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
This name means god, god-like one, mighty one, strength, power
Combined with "Most High" (el.yon עֶלְיוֹן H5945B)

H0410H: El (Berith)

This name means god, god-like one, mighty one, strength, power
Combined with "Berith" (berith בְּרִית H1286)

H0410I: El (Elohe)

Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
This name means god, god-like one, mighty one, strength, power
Combined with "God" (elohim אֱלֹהִים H0430)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVgod (225), power (4), mighty (3), gods (2), god's (2), might (1), great (1), goodly (1), idols (1), one (1), strong (1)
BSBgod (155), o god (9), am god (6), my god (6), power (3), mighty one (3), is a god (3), god's (3), are my god (3), may god (2), is god (2), does god (2), and 35 other renderings

Topics

Verses

Every verse with El, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

Exodus

Numbers

Deuteronomy

Joshua

Judges

1 Samuel

2 Samuel

Nehemiah

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Lamentations

Ezekiel

Daniel

Hosea

Jonah

Micah

Nahum

Malachi

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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