1) god, God 1a) god, heathen deity 1b) God (of Israel)
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H426 — אֱלָהּ
e.lah · god · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Ezra 4:24 · אֱלָהָ֔אThen ceased the work of the house of God which [is] at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.Ezra 5:1 · אֱלָ֥הּThen the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that [were] in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, [even] unto them.Ezra 5:2 · אֱלָהָ֖א · אֱלָהָ֖אThen rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which [is] at Jerusalem: and with them [were] the prophets of God helping them.Ezra 5:5 · אֱלָהֲהֹ֗םBut the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this [matter].Ezra 5:8 · אֱלָהָ֣אBe it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.Ezra 5:11 · אֱלָ֨הּAnd thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.Ezra 5:12 · לֶאֱלָ֣הּBut after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.Ezra 5:13 · אֱלָהָ֥אBut in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon [the same] king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.Ezra 5:14 · אֱלָהָא֮And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that [was] in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto [one], whose name [was] Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;Ezra 5:15 · אֱלָהָ֖אAnd said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.Ezra 5:16 · אֱלָהָ֖אThen came the same Sheshbazzar, [and] laid the foundation of the house of God which [is] in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and [yet] it is not finished.Ezra 5:17 · אֱלָהָ֥אNow therefore, if [it seem] good to the king, let there be search made in the king’s treasure house, which [is] there at Babylon, whether it be [so], that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.Ezra 6:3 · אֱלָהָ֤אIn the first year of Cyrus the king [the same] Cyrus the king made a decree [concerning] the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, [and] the breadth thereof threescore cubits;Ezra 6:5 · אֱלָהָא֮ · אֱלָהָֽא׃ סAnd also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which [is] at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which [is] at Jerusalem, [every one] to his place, and place [them] in the house of God.Ezra 6:7 · אֱלָהָ֣א · אֱלָהָ֥אLet the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.Ezra 6:8 · אֱלָהָ֣אMoreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, [even] of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expences be given unto these men, that they be not hindered.Ezra 6:9 · לֶאֱלָ֪הּAnd that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which [are] at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:Ezra 6:10 · לֶאֱלָ֣הּThat they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.Ezra 6:12 · וֵֽאלָהָ֞א · אֱלָהָ֥אAnd the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter [and] to destroy this house of God which [is] at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.Ezra 6:14 · אֱלָ֣הּAnd the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished [it], according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.Ezra 6:16 · אֱלָהָ֥אAnd the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,Ezra 6:17 · אֱלָהָ֣אAnd offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.Ezra 6:18 · אֱלָהָ֖אAnd they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which [is] at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.Ezra 7:12 · אֱלָ֧הּArtaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect [peace], and at such a time.Ezra 7:14 · אֱלָהָ֖ךְForasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellers, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which [is] in thine hand;Ezra 7:15 · לֶאֱלָ֣הּAnd to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellers have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation [is] in Jerusalem,Ezra 7:16 · אֱלָהֲהֹ֖םAnd all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which [is] in Jerusalem:Ezra 7:17 · אֱלָהֲכֹ֖םThat thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which [is] in Jerusalem.Ezra 7:18 · אֱלָהֲכֹ֖םAnd whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God.Ezra 7:19 · אֱלָהָ֑ךְ · אֱלָ֥הּThe vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, [those] deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.Ezra 7:20 · אֱלָהָ֔ךְAnd whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow [it] out of the king’s treasure house.Ezra 7:21 · אֱלָ֣הּAnd I, [even] I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which [are] beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,Ezra 7:23 · אֱלָ֣הּ · אֱלָ֣הּWhatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?Ezra 7:24 · אֱלָהָ֣אAlso we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.Ezra 7:25 · אֱלָהָ֤ךְ · אֱלָהָ֑ךְAnd thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that [is] in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that [are] beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know [them] not.Ezra 7:26 · אֱלָהָ֗ךְAnd whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether [it be] unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.Jeremiah 10:11 · אֱלָ֣הַיָּ֔אThus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, [even] they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.Daniel 2:11 · אֱלָהִ֔יןAnd [it is] a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.Daniel 2:18 · אֱלָ֣הּThat they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise [men] of Babylon.Daniel 2:19 · לֶאֱלָ֥הּThen was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.Daniel 2:20 · אֱלָהָא֙Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:Daniel 2:23 · אֱלָ֣הּI thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast [now] made known unto us the king’s matter.Daniel 2:28 · אֱלָ֤הּBut 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 of thy head upon thy bed, are these;Daniel 2:37 · אֱלָ֣הּThou, 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 · אֱלָ֨הּAnd 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] it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.Daniel 2:45 · אֱלָ֥הּForasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream [is] certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.Daniel 2:47 · אֱלָהֲכ֗וֹן · אֱלָ֧הּ · אֱלָהִ֛יןThe 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 reveal this secret.Daniel 3:12 · לֵֽאלָהָךְ֙There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.Daniel 3:14 · לֵֽאלָהַ֗יNebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, [Is it] true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?Daniel 3:15 · אֱלָ֔הּNow 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 worship the image which I have made; [well]: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who [is] that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?Daniel 3:17 · אֱלָהַ֙נָא֙If it be [so], our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver [us] out of thine hand, O king.Daniel 3:18 · לֵֽאלָהָךְ֙But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.Daniel 3:25 · אֱלָהִֽין׃ סHe answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.Daniel 3:26 · אֱלָהָ֥אThen Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, [and] spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come [hither]. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.Daniel 3:28 · אֱלָהֲהוֹן֙ · אֱלָ֔הּ · לֵאלָֽהֲהֽוֹן׃[Then] Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed [be] the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.Daniel 3:29 · אֱלָהֲה֗וֹן · אֱלָ֣הTherefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.Daniel 4:2 · אֱלָהָ֖אI thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.Daniel 4:8 · אֱלָהִ֔י · אֱלָהִ֥יןBut at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name [was] Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom [is] the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, [saying],Daniel 4:9 · אֱלָהִ֤יןO Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.Daniel 4:18 · אֱלָהִ֥יןThis dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise [men] of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou [art] able; for the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee.Daniel 5:3 · אֱלָהָ֖אThen they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which [was] at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.Daniel 5:4 · לֵֽאלָהֵ֞יThey drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.Daniel 5:11 · אֱלָהִ֣ין · אֱלָהִ֖יןThere is a man in thy kingdom, in whom [is] the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, [I say], thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, [and] soothsayers;Daniel 5:14 · אֱלָהִ֖יןI have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods [is] in thee, and [that] light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.Daniel 5:18 · אֱלָהָא֙O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:Daniel 5:21 · אֱלָהָ֤אAnd he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling [was] with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and [that] he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.Daniel 5:23 · וְלֵֽאלָהֵ֣י · וְלֵֽאלָהָ֞אBut 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 concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath [is], and whose [are] all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:Daniel 5:26 · אֱלָהָ֥אThis [is] the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.Daniel 6:5 · אֱלָהֵֽהּ׃ סThen said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find [it] against him concerning the law of his God.Daniel 6:7 · אֱלָ֨הּAll the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellers, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.Daniel 6:10 · אֱלָהֵ֔הּNow 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 three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.Daniel 6:11 · אֱלָהֵֽהּ׃Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.Daniel 6:12 · אֱלָ֨הּThen they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask [a petition] of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing [is] true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.Daniel 6:16 · אֱלָהָ֗ךְThen the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast [him] into the den of lions. [Now] the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.Daniel 6:20 · אֱלָהָ֣א · אֱלָהָ֗ךְAnd 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 God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?Daniel 6:22 · אֱלָהִ֞יMy 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 thee, O king, have I done no hurt.Daniel 6:23 · בֵּאלָהֵֽהּ׃Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.Daniel 6:26 · אֱלָהֵ֣הּ · אֱלָהָ֣אI 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 kingdom [that] which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion [shall be even] unto the end.