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אֱלֹהִים H430
H430 is the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִים, transliterated ʼĕlôhîym and said el-o-heem'. The King James Version most often renders it god.
What it means
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.
Where it comes from
plural of H433 (אֱלוֹהַּ).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 2,198 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
Verses using אֱלֹהִים
The first 40 of 2044 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 1:1 · KJV
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:2 · 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 1:3 · KJV
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
Genesis 1:4 · KJV
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
Genesis 1:5 · KJV
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Genesis 1:6 · 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 1:7 · 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 1:8 · KJV
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Genesis 1:9 · KJV
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
Genesis 1:10 · KJV
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:11 · KJV
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
Genesis 1:12 · KJV
And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:14 · KJV
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
Genesis 1:16 · KJV
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
Genesis 1:17 · KJV
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
Genesis 1:18 · KJV
And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:20 · KJV
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Genesis 1:21 · KJV
And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:22 · KJV
And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Genesis 1:24 · KJV
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
Genesis 1:25 · KJV
And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:26 · KJV
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Genesis 1:27 · KJV
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Genesis 1:28 · KJV
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Genesis 1:29 · KJV
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
Genesis 1:31 · KJV
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Genesis 2:2 · KJV
And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
Genesis 2:3 · KJV
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
Genesis 2:4 · KJV
These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
Genesis 2:5 · KJV
And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
Genesis 2:7 · KJV
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Genesis 2:8 · KJV
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Genesis 2:9 · KJV
And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 2:15 · KJV
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Genesis 2:16 · KJV
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
Genesis 2:18 · KJV
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
Genesis 2:19 · KJV
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
Genesis 2:21 · KJV
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
Genesis 2:22 · KJV
And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
Genesis 3:1 · KJV
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Common questions
What does Strong's H430 mean?
H430 is the Hebrew word אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym), meaning 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.
How is H430 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it god (1994 times), gods (162 times), no god (8 times), god's (7 times), therefore god (4 times), among others.
How many times does H430 appear in the Bible?
אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym) is tagged in 2044 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H430 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: plural of H433 (אֱלוֹהַּ).
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