What does אֵל · אֱלֹהִים · יִשְׂרָאֵל mean in the Bible?
אֵל · אֱלֹהִים · יִשְׂרָאֵל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "God, the God of Israel".
Hebrew · H410, H430, H3478
אֵל אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל
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 · he will rule as God ; Jisraël , a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
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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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יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 he will rule as God ; Jisraël , a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
What does אֵל אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (El Elohei Yisra'el) mean in the Bible?
אֵל · אֱלֹהִים · יִשְׂרָאֵל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "God, the God of Israel".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H410, H430, H3478?
H410, H430, H3478 is connected to 5,352 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. God, the God of Israel
Strong's H410, H430, H3478
Lexical occurrences 5,352 verses Source Gloss
God, the God of Israel
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֵל אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
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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