אֵלֶּה elleh

Hebrew word for “these” · Strong’s H428 · used 746 times in 697 verses

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Meaning

1) these; 1a) used before antecedent; 1b) used following antecedent; Aramaic equivalent: el.leh (אֵלֶּה "these" H0429)

How it is translated

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

• these 636
• these things 75
• these men 7
• like these things 6
• like these 5
• more than these 3
• these children 3
• these animals 2
• these tribes 2
• these people 2
• these ways 1
• among these 1

Where it is used

Also in 20 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Genesis 36 (25), Numbers 26 (21), 1 Chronicles 4 (10), Numbers 3 (9), Genesis 25 (7), 1 Chronicles 6 (7), Ezekiel 40 (7), Genesis 10 (6), Exodus 6 (6), Numbers 16 (6)

Forms

• אלה 320
• האלה 275
• ואלה 106
• מאלה 13
• כאלה 9
• באלה 8
• לאלה 6
• ומאלה 3
• ולאלה 3
• וכאלה 2

Words used with it

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

• דָּבָר davar “word” 126
• מִשְׁפָּחָה mishpachah “family” 48
• דָבַר davar “to speak” 59
• שֵׁם shem “name” 49
• אָב av “father” 54
• גּוֹי goy “nation” 43
• עִיר ir “city” 51
• אֱנוֹשׁ enosh “human” 41
• שָׁמַע shama “to hear” 49
• מָה mah “what?” 39
• אֶלֶף eleph “thousand” 34
• יָלַד yalad “to beget” 33

Key verses

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

• Genesis 15:1 — After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
• Deuteronomy 28:15 — But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command…
• 1 Kings 17:1 — And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew…
• 1 Kings 18:36 — And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of…
• 1 Chronicles 29:17 — I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all…
• Ecclesiastes 11:9 — Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes:…
• Isaiah 42:16 — And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked…
• Isaiah 66:2 — For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a…
• Jeremiah 3:12 — Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I…
• Jeremiah 14:22 — Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait…
• Jeremiah 25:9 — Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against…
• Hosea 14:9 — Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but…

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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.