What does אֱלוֹהַּ (ʾĕlwōha) mean in the Bible?
אֱלוֹהַּ (ʾĕlwōha): Singular form of God emphasizing divine majesty or power, often used in poetic or formal contexts rather than narrative prose
Hebrew · H433
אֱלוֹהַּ
A deity or the Deity
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אֱלוֹהַּ H433
Pronunciation ʾĕlwōha
What does אֱלוֹהַּ (ʾĕlwōha) mean in the Bible?
אֱלוֹהַּ (ʾĕlwōha): Singular form of God emphasizing divine majesty or power, often used in poetic or formal contexts rather than narrative prose
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H433?
The BSB source-word alignment has 58 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include god (21), of God (9), a god (2), [It is said that] God (1), [whom] God (1).
Where does אֱלוֹהַּ (ʾĕlwōha) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 32:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (41), Daniel (4), Psalms (4), Deuteronomy (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It god 21× 2 Chronicles 32:15, Nehemiah 9:17, Job 9:13, Job 10:2
of God 9× Job 4:9, Job 6:4, Job 11:7, Job 15:8
a god 2× Daniel 11:38
[It is said that] God 1× Job 21:19
[whom] God 1× Job 5:17
and God 1× Job 6:8
any God 1× Isaiah 44:8
from God 1× Job 21:9
Him 1× Job 37:22
how God 1× Job 37:15
is God 1× Psalms 18:31
is their god 1× Habakkuk 1:11
it is God 1× Job 19:6
May God 1× Job 3:4
of the God 1× Psalms 114:7
on God 1× Job 12:4
on God’s behalf 1× Job 36:2
other god 1× Daniel 11:37
than God 1× Job 4:17
that God 1× Job 6:9
that He 1× Job 31:6
the God 1× Deuteronomy 32:15
the gods 1× 2 Kings 17:31
their god 1× Job 12:6
to God 1× Deuteronomy 32:17
when God 1× Job 29:2
whom God 1× Job 3:23
with God 1× Job 40:2
yet God 1× Job 24:12
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 32:15 אֱל֣וֹהַ to the God Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 32:17 אֱלֹ֔הַ to to God Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 17:31 אֱלֹהַּ to the gods Noun - masculine plural construct 2 Chronicles 32:15 אֱל֙וֹהַ֙ to god Noun - masculine singular construct Nehemiah 9:17 אֱל֨וֹהַּ to God Noun - masculine singular construct Job 3:4 אֱל֣וֹהַּ to May God Noun - masculine singular Job 3:23 אֱל֣וֹהַּ to whom God Noun - masculine singular Job 4:9 אֱל֣וֹהַ to of God Noun - masculine singular Job 4:17 מֵאֱל֣וֹהַ to than God Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Job 5:17 אֱל֑וֹהַּ to [whom] God Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 32:15
Aligned rows 58
Books represented 10
Deuteronomy 2 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 1 Job 41 Psalms 4 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 1 Daniel 4 Habakkuk 2
Source forms
אֱל֣וֹהַּ 20x ’ĕ·lō·w·ah Job 3:4, Job 3:23, Job 6:4, Job 11:5
אֱ֭לוֹהַּ 5x ’ĕ·lō·w·ah Job 6:9, Job 9:13, Job 10:2, Job 22:12
אֱל֣וֹהַ 4x ’ĕ·lō·w·ha Deuteronomy 32:15, Job 4:9, Job 11:7, Job 15:8
אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ 4x ’ĕ·lō·w·ah Job 19:21, Job 29:4, Job 31:6, Job 37:22
אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ 3x ’ĕ·lō·w·ha Job 11:6, Job 16:20, Job 33:12
אֱל֑וֹהַּ 3x ’ĕ·lō·w·ah Job 5:17, Job 16:21, Psalms 50:22
אֱלֽוֹהַּ׃ 2x ’ĕ·lō·w·ah Job 6:8, Job 19:26
אֱלֹ֔הַ 1x ’ĕ·lō·ha Deuteronomy 32:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 46x Deuteronomy 32:15, Deuteronomy 32:17, Job 3:4, Job 3:23
Noun - masculine singular construct 4x 2 Chronicles 32:15, Nehemiah 9:17, Psalms 114:7, Daniel 11:39
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 2x Job 12:4, Job 36:2
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Job 24:12
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x Daniel 11:38
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Daniel 11:38
Noun - masculine plural construct 1x 2 Kings 17:31
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Habakkuk 1:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Singular form of God emphasizing divine majesty or power, often used in poetic or formal contexts rather than narrative prose
Source Gloss
a deity or the Deity
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Singular form of God emphasizing divine majesty or power, often used in poetic or formal contexts rather than narrative prose
a deity or the Deity BDB: god Usage: God, god. See 430.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֱלוֹהַּ is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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