What does אֵל · בֵּית־אֵל mean in the Bible?
אֵל · בֵּית־אֵל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "God of Bethel".
Hebrew · H410, H1008
אֵל בֵּית־אֵל
Strength ; as adjective, mighty ; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity ) · Beth-El , a place in Palestine
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אֵל H410 strength ; as adjective, mighty ; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity )
בֵּית־אֵל H1008 Beth-El , a place in Palestine
Pronunciation bēyt-ʾēl
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What does אֵל בֵּית־אֵל (El-Bethel) mean in the Bible?
אֵל · בֵּית־אֵל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "God of Bethel".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H410, H1008?
H410, H1008 is connected to 389 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. God of Bethel
Strong's H410, H1008
Lexical occurrences 389 verses Source Gloss
God of Bethel
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G1664 LXX equivalent Greek
ἠλί ēlí G2241 LXX equivalent Greek
my God
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain