What does אֵל · אֱלֹהִים · יְהֹוָה mean in the Bible?
אֵל · אֱלֹהִים · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "The Mighty One, God, the LORD".
Hebrew · H410, H430, H3068
אֵל אֱלֹהִים יְהוָה
Strength ; as adjective, mighty ; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity ) · gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
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אֵל H410 strength ; as adjective, mighty ; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity )
אֱלֹהִים H430 gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative
Pronunciation ʾĕlōhiym
Plural form persistently denotes the singular God of Israel; signals transcendent power and authority in every application.
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יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Pronunciation YHWH
God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel
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What does אֵל אֱלֹהִים יְהוָה (El Elohim YHWH) mean in the Bible?
אֵל · אֱלֹהִים · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "The Mighty One, God, the LORD".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H410, H430, H3068?
H410, H430, H3068 is connected to 9,366 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. The Mighty One, God, the LORD
Strong's H410, H430, H3068
Lexical occurrences 9,366 verses Source Gloss
The Mighty One, God, the LORD
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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