ʼêl — H410

H410 · Hebrew — אל

Pronunciation: ale

Definition

masculine noun

strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)

  1. god, god-like one, mighty one
    1. mighty men, men of rank, mighty heroes
    2. angels
    3. god, false god, (demons, imaginations)
    4. God, the one true God, Jehovah
  2. mighty things in nature
  3. strength, power

Usually translated as

God, power, goodly, great, might, strong, idol, mighty one

Origin

shortened from H352

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʼêl occurs 241 times in 232 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (17), Exodus (6), Numbers (10), Deuteronomy (14), Joshua (3), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (5), Nehemiah (4), Job (56), Psalms (73), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (22), Jeremiah (2), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (4), Daniel (2), Hosea (3), Jonah (1), Micah (2), Nahum (1), Malachi (3)

Strong's Lexicon — E