Strong's Lexicon

H426

H426 — אֱלָהּ

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Aramaicelahhnoun mascOccurrences: 96TWOT: 2576

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H426
Word:אֱלָהּ
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:(Aramaic) corresponding to H433
Language:Aramaic
Occurrences:96
Transliteration:elahh
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:el-aw'
Meaning:1. God
KJV Renderings:God, god.

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BDB9300

אֱלָהּ94 noun masculine god, God (= Biblical Hebrew אֱלֹהַּ (p. 43), see also √ I. אלה ); — ׳ א absolute Dan 2:28 +, construct Dan 2:18 +; emphatic אֱלָהָא Dan 2:20 +; suffix אֱלָהִי Dan 6:23, הָךְ- Ezra 9:14 +, הֵהּ- Dan 6:6 +, הֲהֹם- Ezra 5:5; Ezra 7:16, הֲהוֺן- Dan 3:28 (twice in verse); Dan 3:29, הֲכֹם- Ezra 7:17, etc.; plural absolute אֱלָהִין Dan 2:11 +, emphatic הַיָּא- Jer 10:11, construct הֵי- Dan 5:4; Dan 5:23, suffix הַי- Dan 3:14, etc. [with prefix לֵאלָהָא Dan 5:23, לֵאלָהָיךְ Dan 3:14, etc.; but not in singular absolute or construct, e.g. לֶאֱלָהּ Ezra 5:12, etc.]; —

1. god, in general Dan 6:8; Dan 6:13 heathen deities Jer 10:11; Dan 2:11; Dan 3:15+ 15 t. Daniel (made of gold, etc. Dan 5:4; Dan 5:23) + בַּראֱֿלָהִין Dan 3:25.(see בַּר ).
2.73 God (of Israel), Dan 2:28; Ezra 5:2 +; phrase ׳ אֱלָהּ יִשׂ Ezra 5:1; Ezra 6:14; Ezra 7:15 יְרוּשְׁלֵם ׳ א Ezra 7:19 אֲבָהָתַי ׳ א Dan 2:23 שְׁמַיָּא Ezra 5:11 (+ וְאַרְעָא), Ezra 5:12; Ezra 6:9; Ezra 6:10; Dan 2:18; Dan 2:19 + 6 t. (see שָׁמַיִם 2.a.); רַב ׳ א Dan 2:45 אֱלָהִין ׳ א Dan 2:47 אֱלָהָא עִלָּיָא Dan 3:26; Dan 3:32; Dan 5:18; Dan 5:21 חַיָּא ׳ א Dan 6:21; Dan 6:27 also בֵּית אֱלָהָא Dan 5:3; Ezra 4:24; Ezra 5:2 + 16 t. Ezra; ׳ עֲבִידַת א Ezra 6:18 .


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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