Divine Names

אֱלֹהִים Elohim

Every place this Name stands — 2,598 occurrences in the Tanakh, in canonical order, first appearance to last. These are the words the lexicon carries under this Name, counting every form the text writes it in — with a particle fused to the front, or bound to what follows — which is the number on the list.

Divine NameGematria 86×2,598 in the TanakhFirst appearance:

The Name of the first verse of the Torah, and the Name under which God creates and judges: the tradition reads Elohim as the measure of judgement and the four-letter Name as the measure of mercy. Its form is plural and its verb is singular. The Rambam's list names it, and the possessive Elohai — my God — alongside it.

Malachi 3:15מלאכי ג:טו

וְעַתָּה אֲנַחְנוּ מְאַשְּׁרִים זֵדִים גַּם־נִבְנוּ עֹשֵׂי רִשְׁעָה גַּם בָּחֲנוּ אֱלֹהִים וַיִּמָּלֵֽטוּ

And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are built up; yea, they try God, and are delivered.’

Malachi 3:18מלאכי ג:יח

וְשַׁבְתֶּם וּרְאִיתֶם בֵּין צַדִּיק לְרָשָׁע בֵּין עֹבֵד אֱלֹהִים לַאֲשֶׁר לֹא עֲבָדֽוֹ

Then shall ye again discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth Him not.

Psalms 3:3תהלים ג:ג

רַבִּים אֹמְרִים לְנַפְשִׁי אֵין יְֽשׁוּעָתָה לּוֹ בֵֽאלֹהִים סֶֽלָה

Many there are that say of my soul: 'There is no salvation for him in God.' Selah

Psalms 3:8תהלים ג:ח

קוּמָה יְהוָה הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי אֱלֹהַי כִּֽי־הִכִּיתָ אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבַי לֶחִי שִׁנֵּי רְשָׁעִים שִׁבַּֽרְתָּ

Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God; for Thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek, Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.

Psalms 4:2תהלים ד:ב

בְּקָרְאִי עֲנֵנִי אֱלֹהֵי צִדְקִי בַּצָּר הִרְחַבְתָּ לִּי חָנֵּנִי וּשְׁמַע תְּפִלָּתִֽי

Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness, Thou who didst set me free when I was in distress; be gracious unto me, and hear my prayer.

Psalms 5:3תהלים ה:ג

הַקְשִׁיבָה לְקוֹל שַׁוְעִי מַלְכִּי וֵאלֹהָי כִּֽי־אֵלֶיךָ אֶתְפַּלָּֽל

Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; For unto Thee do I pray.

Psalms 5:11תהלים ה:יא

הַֽאֲשִׁימֵם אֱֽלֹהִים יִפְּלוּ מִֽמֹּעֲצוֹתֵיהֶם בְּרֹב פִּשְׁעֵיהֶם הַדִּיחֵמוֹ כִּי־מָרוּ בָֽךְ

Hold them guilty, O God, Let them fall by their own counsels; Cast them down in the multitude of their transgressions; For they have rebelled against Thee.

Psalms 7:2תהלים ז:ב

יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי בְּךָ חָסִיתִי הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי מִכָּל־רֹדְפַי וְהַצִּילֵֽנִי

O LORD my God, in Thee have I taken refuge; Save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me;

Psalms 7:4תהלים ז:ד

יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי אִם־עָשִׂיתִי זֹאת אִֽם־יֶשׁ־עָוֶל בְּכַפָּֽי

O LORD my God, if I have done this; If there be iniquity in my hands;

Psalms 7:10תהלים ז:י

יִגְמָר־נָא רַע רְשָׁעִים וּתְכוֹנֵן צַדִּיק וּבֹחֵן לִבּוֹת וּכְלָיוֹת אֱלֹהִים צַדִּֽיק

Oh that a full measure of evil might come upon the wicked, And that Thou wouldest establish the righteous; For the righteous God trieth the heart and reins.

Psalms 7:11תהלים ז:יא

מָֽגִנִּי עַל־אֱלֹהִים מוֹשִׁיעַ יִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב

My shield is with God, Who saveth the upright in heart.

Psalms 7:12תהלים ז:יב

אֱלֹהִים שׁוֹפֵט צַדִּיק וְאֵל זֹעֵם בְּכָל־יֽוֹם

God is a righteous judge, Yea, a God that hath indignation every day:

Psalms 8:6תהלים ח:ו

וַתְּחַסְּרֵהוּ מְּעַט מֵאֱלֹהִים וְכָבוֹד וְהָדָר תְּעַטְּרֵֽהוּ

Yet Thou hast made him but little lower than the angels, And hast crowned him with glory and honour.

Psalms 9:18תהלים ט:יח

יָשׁוּבוּ רְשָׁעִים לִשְׁאוֹלָה כָּל־גּוֹיִם שְׁכֵחֵי אֱלֹהִֽים

The wicked shall return to the nether-world, Even all the nations that forget God.

Psalms 10:4תהלים י:ד

רָשָׁע כְּגֹבַהּ אַפּוֹ בַּל־יִדְרֹשׁ אֵין אֱלֹהִים כָּל־מְזִמּוֹתָֽיו

The wicked, in the pride of his countenance [, saith]: 'He will not require'; All his thoughts are: 'There is no God.'

Psalms 10:13תהלים י:יג

עַל־מֶה נִאֵץ רָשָׁע אֱלֹהִים אָמַר בְּלִבּוֹ לֹא תִּדְרֹֽשׁ

Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, And say in his heart: 'Thou wilt not require'?

Psalms 13:4תהלים יג:ד

הַבִּיטָֽה עֲנֵנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי הָאִירָה עֵינַי פֶּן־אִישַׁן הַמָּֽוֶת

Behold Thou, and answer me, O LORD my God; Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

Psalms 14:1תהלים יד:א

לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִד אָמַר נָבָל בְּלִבּוֹ אֵין אֱלֹהִים הִֽשְׁחִיתוּ הִֽתְעִיבוּ עֲלִילָה אֵין עֹֽשֵׂה־טֽוֹב

For the Leader. [A Psalm] of David. The fool hath said in his heart: 'There is no God'; they have dealt corruptly, they have done abominably; there is none that doeth good.

Psalms 14:2תהלים יד:ב

יְֽהוָה מִשָּׁמַיִם הִשְׁקִיף עַֽל־בְּנֵי־אָדָם לִרְאוֹת הֲיֵשׁ מַשְׂכִּיל דֹּרֵשׁ אֶת־אֱלֹהִֽים

The LORD looked forth from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any man of understanding, that did seek after God.

Psalms 14:5תהלים יד:ה

שָׁם פָּחֲדוּ פָחַד כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִים בְּדוֹר צַדִּֽיק

There are they in great fear; for God is with the righteous generation.

Psalms 18:7תהלים יח:ז

בַּצַּר־לִי אֶֽקְרָא יְהוָה וְאֶל־אֱלֹהַי אֲשַׁוֵּעַ יִשְׁמַע מֵהֵיכָלוֹ קוֹלִי וְשַׁוְעָתִי לְפָנָיו תָּבוֹא בְאָזְנָֽיו

In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God; out of His temple He heard my voice, and my cry came before Him unto His ears.

Psalms 18:22תהלים יח:כב

כִּֽי־שָׁמַרְתִּי דַּרְכֵי יְהוָה וְלֹֽא־רָשַׁעְתִּי מֵאֱלֹהָֽי

For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

Psalms 18:29תהלים יח:כט

כִּֽי־אַתָּה תָּאִיר נֵרִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי יַגִּיהַּ חָשְׁכִּֽי

For Thou dost light my lamp; the LORD my God doth lighten my darkness.

Psalms 18:30תהלים יח:ל

כִּֽי־בְךָ אָרֻץ גְּדוּד וּבֵֽאלֹהַי אֲדַלֶּג־שֽׁוּר

For by Thee I run upon a troop; and by my God do I scale a wall.

Psalms 18:32תהלים יח:לב

כִּי מִי אֱלוֹהַּ מִבַּלְעֲדֵי יְהוָה וּמִי צוּר זוּלָתִי אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ

For who is God, save the LORD? And who is a Rock, except our God?

Psalms 20:2תהלים כ:ב

יַֽעַנְךָ יְהוָה בְּיוֹם צָרָה יְשַׂגֶּבְךָ שֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹֽב

The LORD answer thee in the day of trouble; The name of the God of Jacob set thee up on high;

Psalms 20:6תהלים כ:ו

נְרַנְּנָה בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ וּבְשֵֽׁם־אֱלֹהֵינוּ נִדְגֹּל יְמַלֵּא יְהוָה כָּל־מִשְׁאֲלוֹתֶֽיךָ

We will shout for joy in thy victory, And in the name of our God we will set up our standards; The LORD fulfil all thy petitions.

Psalms 20:8תהלים כ:ח

אֵלֶּה בָרֶכֶב וְאֵלֶּה בַסּוּסִים וַאֲנַחְנוּ בְּשֵׁם־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ נַזְכִּֽיר

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will make mention of the name of the LORD our God.

Psalms 22:3תהלים כב:ג

אֱֽלֹהַי אֶקְרָא יוֹמָם וְלֹא תַעֲנֶה וְלַיְלָה וְֽלֹא־דֽוּמִיָּה לִֽי

O my God, I call by day, but Thou answerest not; and at night, and there is no surcease for me.

Psalms 24:5תהלים כד:ה

יִשָּׂא בְרָכָה מֵאֵת יְהוָה וּצְדָקָה מֵאֱלֹהֵי יִשְׁעֽוֹ

He shall receive a blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

Psalms 25:2תהלים כה:ב

אֱֽלֹהַי בְּךָ בָטַחְתִּי אַל־אֵבוֹשָׁה אַל־יַֽעַלְצוּ אֹיְבַי לִֽי

O my God, in Thee have I trusted, let me not be ashamed; Let not mine enemies triumph over me.

Psalms 25:5תהלים כה:ה

הַדְרִיכֵנִי בַאֲמִתֶּךָ וְֽלַמְּדֵנִי כִּֽי־אַתָּה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׁעִי אוֹתְךָ קִוִּיתִי כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם

Guide me in Thy truth, and teach me; For Thou art the God of my salvation; For Thee do I wait all the day.

Psalms 25:22תהלים כה:כב

פְּדֵה אֱלֹהִים אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִכֹּל צָֽרוֹתָיו

Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.

Psalms 27:9תהלים כז:ט

אַל־תַּסְתֵּר פָּנֶיךָ מִמֶּנִּי אַֽל־תַּט־בְּאַף עַבְדֶּךָ עֶזְרָתִי הָיִיתָ אַֽל־תִּטְּשֵׁנִי וְאַל־תַּֽעַזְבֵנִי אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׁעִֽי

Hide not Thy face far from me; Put not Thy servant away in anger; Thou hast been my help; Cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

Psalms 30:3תהלים ל:ג

יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי שִׁוַּעְתִּי אֵלֶיךָ וַתִּרְפָּאֵֽנִי

O LORD my God, I cried unto Thee, and Thou didst heal me;

Psalms 30:13תהלים ל:יג

לְמַעַן יְזַמֶּרְךָ כָבוֹד וְלֹא יִדֹּם יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי לְעוֹלָם אוֹדֶֽךָּ

So that my glory may sing praise to Thee, and not be silent; O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto Thee for ever.

Psalms 31:15תהלים לא:טו

וַאֲנִי עָלֶיךָ בָטַחְתִּי יְהוָה אָמַרְתִּי אֱלֹהַי אָֽתָּה

But as for me, I have trusted in Thee, O LORD; I have said: 'Thou art my God.'

Psalms 33:12תהלים לג:יב

אַשְׁרֵי הַגּוֹי אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו הָעָם בָּחַר לְנַחֲלָה לֽוֹ

Happy is the nation whose God is the LORD; The people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance.

Psalms 35:23תהלים לה:כג

הָעִירָה וְהָקִיצָה לְמִשְׁפָּטִי אֱלֹהַי וַֽאדֹנָי לְרִיבִֽי

Rouse Thee, and awake to my judgment, Even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

Psalms 35:24תהלים לה:כד

שָׁפְטֵנִי כְצִדְקְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי וְאַל־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִֽי

Judge me, O LORD my God, according to Thy righteousness; And let them not rejoice over me.

Psalms 36:2תהלים לו:ב

נְאֻֽם־פֶּשַׁע לָרָשָׁע בְּקֶרֶב לִבִּי אֵֽין־פַּחַד אֱלֹהִים לְנֶגֶד עֵינָֽיו

Transgression speaketh to the wicked, methinks— There is no fear of God before his eyes.

Psalms 36:8תהלים לו:ח

מַה־יָּקָר חַסְדְּךָ אֱלֹהִים וּבְנֵי אָדָם בְּצֵל כְּנָפֶיךָ יֶחֱסָיֽוּן

How precious is Thy lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Thy wings.

Psalms 37:31תהלים לז:לא

תּוֹרַת אֱלֹהָיו בְּלִבּוֹ לֹא תִמְעַד אֲשֻׁרָיו

The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps slide.

Psalms 38:16תהלים לח:טז

כִּֽי־לְךָ יְהוָה הוֹחָלְתִּי אַתָּה תַעֲנֶה אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהָֽי

For in Thee, O LORD, do I hope; Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.

Psalms 38:22תהלים לח:כב

אַל־תַּֽעַזְבֵנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי אַל־תִּרְחַק מִמֶּֽנִּי

Forsake me not, O LORD; O my God, be not far from me.

Psalms 40:4תהלים מ:ד

וַיִּתֵּן בְּפִי שִׁיר חָדָשׁ תְּהִלָּה לֵֽאלֹהֵינוּ יִרְאוּ רַבִּים וְיִירָאוּ וְיִבְטְחוּ בַּיהוָֽה

And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God; many shall see, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.

Psalms 40:6תהלים מ:ו

רַבּוֹת עָשִׂיתָ אַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי נִֽפְלְאֹתֶיךָ וּמַחְשְׁבֹתֶיךָ אֵלֵינוּ אֵין עֲרֹךְ אֵלֶיךָ אַגִּידָה וַאֲדַבֵּרָה עָצְמוּ מִסַּפֵּֽר

Many things hast Thou done, O LORD my God, even Thy wonderful works, and Thy thoughts toward us; there is none to be compared unto Thee! If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be told.

Psalms 40:9תהלים מ:ט

לַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת־רְצוֹנְךָ אֱלֹהַי חָפָצְתִּי וְתוֹרָתְךָ בְּתוֹךְ מֵעָֽי

I delight to do Thy will, O my God; yea, Thy law is in my inmost parts.'

Psalms 40:18תהלים מ:יח

וַאֲנִי עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן אֲדֹנָי יַחֲשָׁב לִי עֶזְרָתִי וּמְפַלְטִי אַתָּה אֱלֹהַי אַל־תְּאַחַֽר

But, as for me, that am poor and needy, the Lord will account it unto me; Thou art my help and my deliverer; O my God, tarry not.

Psalms 41:14תהלים מא:יד

בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵֽהָעוֹלָם וְעַד הָעוֹלָם אָמֵן וְאָמֵֽן

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

A spelling is not a name. As the Name it is counted 2,598 times in the Tanakh; the written word אלהים stands 679 times in the corpus. The Name is written bound to what follows it, or to whom it belongs, far more often than it is written bare: the God of Avraham, your God, our God, and the form that carries the article. Each of those is its own word and the bare spelling matches none of them.

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