אֵל el

Hebrew word for “God” · Strong’s H410 · used 241 times in 231 verses

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Meaning

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

Senses in the lexicon

• God (205)
• god (24)
• El (Most High) (5)
• god: power (5)
• El (Elohe) (1)
• El (Berith) (1)

How it is translated

Glosses given for el in context, with how often each is used:

• god 217
• power 5
• el 4
• gods 3
• like god 2
• ¿ to god 2
• ¿ god 1
• ¿ for god 1
• more than god 1
• have been god 1
• one whom the god 1
• among the gods 1

Where it is used

Also in 10 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Psalms 78 (7), Job 34 (6), Isaiah 45 (5), Genesis 14 (4), Numbers 23 (4), Numbers 24 (4), Deuteronomy 32 (4), 2 Samuel 22 (4), Job 8 (4), Job 15 (4)

Forms

• אל 161
• לאל 25
• האל 20
• אלי 12
• ואל 6
• מאל 4
• אלים 4
• הלאל 3
• כאל 2
• באל 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with el more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• שַׁדַּי shadday “Almighty” 23
• אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 24
• שָׁכַח shakhach “to forget” 10
• חֶסֶד chesed “kindness” 12
• עֶלְיוֹן elyon “Most High” 9
• יָדַע yada “to know” 16
• מִי mi “who?” 12
• מָה mah “what?” 14
• אֲנִי ani “I” 14
• שָׁמַיִם shamayim “heaven” 11
• דָבַר davar “to speak” 14
• יָרֵא yare “to fear” 10

Key verses

The verses using el that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 17:1 — And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
• Exodus 15:2 — The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
• Exodus 15:11 — Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
• Exodus 20:5 — Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto…
• Exodus 34:6 — And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
• Deuteronomy 32:4 — He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
• Psalms 63:1 — [A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.] O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for…
• Isaiah 9:6 — For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The…
• Isaiah 12:2 — Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
• Isaiah 45:21 — Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the…
• Micah 2:1 — Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
• Micah 7:18 — Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever,…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.