אֵל אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵלʼÊl ʼĕlôhêy Yisrâʼêl
god, with various subordinate applications to express idea of might
Pronunciation: ale el-o-hay' yis-rawale' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H415
Meanings
1. applied to men of might and rank (Ezekiel 31:11; Job 41:17; Ezekiel 32:21)
2. angels (Psalms 29:1; Psalms 89:7)
3. gods of the nations (Daniel 11:36; Exodus 15:11; Isaiah 43:10)
4. El (Judges 9:46; Judges 8:33; Judges 9:4)
5. as characterizing mighty things in nature (Psalms 36:7; Psalms 50:10; Psalms 80:11)
6. the one only and true God of Israel
a the God, the true God, the faithful God (Genesis 31:13; Genesis 35:1; Genesis 35:3)
b my God (Exodus 15:2; Psalms 18:3; Psalms 22:2)
c the God of Bethel, the God of heaven (Genesis 35:7; Genesis 49:25; Psalms 68:36)
d one God, a great God (Malachi 2:10; Deuteronomy 7:21; Psalms 77:14)
e God is with us (Numbers 12:13; Job 5:8; Psalms 7:12)
f El, a divine name (Genesis 33:20; Numbers 16:22; Numbers 27:16)
7. strength, power (Genesis 1:1; Genesis 31:29; Proverbs 3:27)
Same root
- אֵלʼêl · H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym · H430gods 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
- יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl · H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).