אֱלָהּ elah
Hebrew word for “god” · Strong’s H426 · used 95 times in 78 verses
Meaning
1) god, God; 1a) god, heathen deity; 1b) God (of Israel)
How it is translated
Glosses given for elah in context, with how often each is used:
- god 76
- gods 12
- god the 4
- gods the 1
- true god the 1
- own god 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Ezra 7 (13), Ezra 5 (11), Ezra 6 (11), Daniel 2 (10), Daniel 6 (10), Daniel 3 (9), Daniel 5 (8), Daniel 4 (4), Ezra 4 (1), Jeremiah 10 (1)
Forms
- אלהא 29
- אלה 20
- אלהין 9
- אלהך 8
- לאלה 5
- אלהה 4
- אלההם 2
- אלהכם 2
- לאלהך 2
- לאלהי 2
Words used with it
Words that share verses with elah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- דִּי di “that” 69
- מֶלֶךְ melekh “king” 40
- בַּיִת bayit “house” 27
- לָא la “not” 27
- מִן־ min “from” 28
- עַל al “since” 24
- יְרוּשָׁלִַם yerushalem “Jerusalem” 19
- כֹּל kol “all” 20
- דְּנָה denah “this” 19
- אֲמַר amar “to say” 18
- שָׁמַיִן shamayin “heaven” 15
- הֲוָא hava “to be” 16
Key verses
The verses using elah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Daniel 2:28 — But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions…
- Daniel 2:37 — Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
- Daniel 2:44 — And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but…
- Daniel 2:47 — The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest…
- Daniel 3:15 — Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and…
- Daniel 3:28 — Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted…
- Daniel 5:18 — O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
- Daniel 5:23 — But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy…
- Daniel 6:10 — Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees…
- Daniel 6:20 — And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy…
- Daniel 6:22 — My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before…
- Daniel 6:26 — I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his…
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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.