What does אֱלֹהִים · יַעֲקֹב mean in the Bible?
אֱלֹהִים · יַעֲקֹב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "God of Jacob, covenant God of the patriarch".
Hebrew · H430, H3290
אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב
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 · Jaakob , the Israelitish patriarch
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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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יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jaakob , the Israelitish patriarch
What does אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב (Elohei Yaakov) mean in the Bible?
אֱלֹהִים · יַעֲקֹב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "God of Jacob, covenant God of the patriarch".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H430, H3290?
H430, H3290 is connected to 2,949 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. God of Jacob, covenant God of the patriarch
Strong's H430, H3290
Lexical occurrences 2,949 verses Source Gloss
God of Jacob, covenant God of the patriarch
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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