אֱלֹהִים(ʼĕlôhîym)
Strong's H430
- Pronunciation:
- el-o-heem'
- Language:
- Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)
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);
KJV translation
In the King James Version, אֱלֹהִים is translated as: angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty..
About Strong's Concordance
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.