Elohim — God
The first name of God in the Bible ('In the beginning God…'). Grammatically plural yet used with singular verbs — a form that has fueled centuries of study.
Pronunciation: el-o-heem'
Hebrew · Strong's H430 · 2,249 occurrences in the Old Testament (KJV)
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
KJV translations: angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
Elohim in the Bible — example verses
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”Genesis 1:1 (KJV)
“And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”Genesis 1:2 (KJV)
“And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”Genesis 1:3 (KJV)
“And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.”Genesis 1:4 (KJV)
“And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.”Genesis 1:5 (KJV)
“And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”Genesis 1:6 (KJV)
“And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.”Genesis 1:7 (KJV)
“And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.”Genesis 1:8 (KJV)
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