Hebrew noun (masculine) · H426
אֱלָהּ
elahhel-aw'
god
95 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: ʼĕlâhh
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H426is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 3 of 39Old Testament books
- 52spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H426
God
The King James renders it: God, god.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
elahh is rendered "god". It stands 95 times in the Hebrew text, across three books.
- Fifty-one of the uses stand in Daniel, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Ezra 4:24Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
- The Greek text spells it fifty-two different ways.
The first use
Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Ezra 4:24אֱלָהָ֔א
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- the God25
- God of12
- God your11
- gods9
- god5
- God his4
- God their4
- God the3
- to God of3
- a God2
- god my2
- obj. God of2
and 12 more, 95 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 95, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
52 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- אֱלָ֣הּ7
- אֱלָהָ֥א7
- אֱלָהָ֖א7
- אֱלָהָ֣א7
- אֱלָ֨הּ4
- אֱלָ֥הּ3
- אֱלָהָ֗ךְ3
- לֶאֱלָ֣הּ3
- אֱלָ֧הּ2
- אֱלָ֔הּ2
- אֱלָהָא֙2
- אֱלָהָ֤א2
and 40 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)29ANcbsd/Ta
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)13ANcbsc
- noun · masculine plural9ANcmpa
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular8ANcbsc/Sp2ms
- noun · masculine or feminine singular7ANcbsa
- preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)5AR/Ncbsc
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural4ANcbsc/Sp3mp
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular4ANcbsc/Sp3ms
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural3ANcbsc/Sp2mp
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular2ANcbsc/Sp1bs
- preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2AR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)1AC/Ncbsd/Ta
Ezra
forty-three uses
Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
- אֱלָהָ֔אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
Later, the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.
- אֱלָ֥הּʾelahnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: God of
Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them.
- אֱלָהָ֖אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
- אֱלָהָ֖אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, so that they were not stopped until a report was sent to Darius and written instructions about this matter were returned.
- אֱלָהֲהֹ֗םʾelahahomnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: God their
Let it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. The people are rebuilding it with large stones, and placing timbers in the walls. This work is being carried out diligently and is prospering in their hands.
- אֱלָהָ֣אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: God the
And this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.
- אֱלָ֨הּʾelahnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: God of
But since our fathers angered the God of heaven, He delivered them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean who destroyed this temple and carried away the people to Babylon.
- לֶאֱלָ֣הּleelahpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: obj. God of
In his first year, however, Cyrus king of Babylon issued a decree to rebuild this house of God.
- אֱלָהָ֥אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
He also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor
- אֱלָהָא֮ʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
and instructed, ‘Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.’
- אֱלָהָ֖אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it has been under construction, but it has not yet been completed.”
- אֱלָהָ֖אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
Now, therefore, if it pleases the king, let a search be made of the royal archives in Babylon to see if King Cyrus did indeed issue a decree to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.
- אֱלָהָ֥אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid. It is to be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide,
- אֱלָהָ֤אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
Furthermore, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon, must also be returned to the temple in Jerusalem and deposited in the house of God.
- אֱלָהָא֮ʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
- אֱלָהָֽא׃ סʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
Leave this work on the house of God alone. Let the governor and elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its original site.
- אֱלָהָ֣אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
- אֱלָהָ֥אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
I hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not be hindered.
- אֱלָהָ֣אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, as well as wheat, salt, wine, and oil, as requested by the priests in Jerusalem—must be given to them daily without fail.
- לֶאֱלָ֪הּleelahpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: to God of
Then they will be able to offer sacrifices of a sweet aroma to the God of heaven and to pray for the lives of the king and his sons.
- לֶאֱלָ֣הּleelahpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: to God of
May God, who has caused His Name to dwell there, overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to alter this decree or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued the decree. Let it be carried out with diligence.
- וֵֽאלָהָ֞אvelaha'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: and the God
- אֱלָהָ֥אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.
- אֱלָ֣הּʾelahnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: God of
Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.
- אֱלָהָ֥אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel.
- אֱלָהָ֣אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.
- אֱלָהָ֖אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
Artaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.
- אֱלָ֧הּʾelahnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: God of
You are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand.
- אֱלָהָ֖ךְʾelahakhnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: God your
Moreover, you are to take with you the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,
- לֶאֱלָ֣הּleelahpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: to God of
together with all the silver and gold you may find in all the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests to the house of their God in Jerusalem.
- אֱלָהֲהֹ֖םʾelahahomnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: God their
With this money, therefore, you are to buy as many bulls, rams, and lambs as needed, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar at the house of your God in Jerusalem.
- אֱלָהֲכֹ֖םʾelahakhomnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: God your
You and your brothers may do whatever seems best with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God.
- אֱלָהֲכֹ֖םʾelahakhomnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: God your
You must deliver to the God of Jerusalem all the articles given to you for the service of the house of your God.
- אֱלָהָ֑ךְʾelahakhnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: God your
- אֱלָ֥הּʾelahnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: God of
And if anything else is needed for the house of your God that you may have occasion to supply, you may pay for it from the royal treasury.
- אֱלָהָ֔ךְʾelahakhnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: God your
I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,
- אֱלָ֣הּʾelahnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: God of
Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for His house. For why should wrath fall on the realm of the king and his sons?
- אֱלָ֣הּʾelahnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: God of
- אֱלָ֣הּʾelahnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: God of
And be advised that you have no authority to impose tribute, duty, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.
- אֱלָהָ֣אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach these laws to anyone who does not know them.
- אֱלָהָ֤ךְʾelahakhnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: God your
- אֱלָהָ֑ךְʾelahakhnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: God your
If anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a strict judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment.
- אֱלָהָ֗ךְʾelahakhnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: God your
Jeremiah
one use
Thus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the heavens nor the earth, will perish from this earth and from under these heavens.”
- אֱלָ֣הַיָּ֔אʾelahaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: gods the
Daniel
fifty-one uses
What the king requests is so difficult that no one can tell it to him except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”
- אֱלָהִ֔יןʾelahinnoun · masculine pluraltagged: gods
urging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
- אֱלָ֣הּʾelahnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: God of
During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven
- לֶאֱלָ֥הּleelahpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: obj. God of
and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.
- אֱלָהָא֙ʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: true God the
To You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, because You have given me wisdom and power. And now You have made known to me what we have requested, for You have made known to us the dream of the king.”
- אֱלָ֣הּʾelahnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: O God of
But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:
- אֱלָ֤הּʾelahnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: a God
You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.
- אֱלָ֣הּʾelahnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: God of
In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
- אֱלָ֨הּʾelahnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: God of
And just as you saw a stone being cut out of the mountain without human hands, and it shattered the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold, so the great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation is trustworthy.”
- אֱלָ֥הּʾelahnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: God
The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”
- אֱלָהֲכ֗וֹןʾelahakhonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: God your
- אֱלָ֧הּʾelahnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: God of
- אֱלָהִ֛יןʾelahinnoun · masculine pluraltagged: gods
But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”
- לֵֽאלָהָךְ֙lelahayikhpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: to god your
and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, is it true that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden statue I have set up?
- לֵֽאלָהַ֗יlelahaipreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: to gods my
Now, if you are ready, as soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the statue I have made. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?”
- אֱלָ֔הּʾelahnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: god
If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king.
- אֱלָהַ֙נָא֙ʾelahana'noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluraltagged: God our
But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”
- לֵֽאלָהָךְ֙lelahayikhpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: to god your
“Look!” he exclaimed. “I see four men, unbound and unharmed, walking around in the fire—and the fourth looks like a son of the gods!”
- אֱלָהִֽין׃ סʾelahinnoun · masculine pluraltagged: gods
Then Nebuchadnezzar approached the door of the blazing fiery furnace and called out, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out!” So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the fire,
- אֱלָהָ֥אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
- אֱלָהֲהוֹן֙ʾelahahonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: God their
- אֱלָ֔הּʾelahnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: god
- לֵאלָֽהֲהֽוֹן׃lelahahonpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: to own God their
Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble. For there is no other god who can deliver in this way.”
- אֱלָהֲה֗וֹןʾelahahonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: God their
- אֱלָ֣הʾelahnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: a god
I am pleased to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.
- אֱלָהָ֖אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
But at last, into my presence came Daniel (whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods). And I told him the dream:
- אֱלָהִ֔יʾelahinoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: god my
- אֱלָהִ֥יןʾelahinnoun · masculine pluraltagged: gods
“O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery baffles you. So explain to me the visions I saw in my dream, and their interpretation.
- אֱלָהִ֤יןʾelahinnoun · masculine pluraltagged: gods
This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the wise men of my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you are able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”
- אֱלָהִ֥יןʾelahinnoun · masculine pluraltagged: gods
Thus they brought in the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king drank from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.
- אֱלָהָ֖אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
As they drank the wine, they praised their gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.
- לֵֽאלָהֵ֞יlelaheipreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: obj. gods of
There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners. Your own father, the king,
- אֱלָהִ֣יןʾelahinnoun · masculine pluraltagged: gods
- אֱלָהִ֖יןʾelahinnoun · masculine pluraltagged: gods
I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you have insight, intelligence, and extraordinary wisdom.
- אֱלָהִ֖יןʾelahinnoun · masculine pluraltagged: gods
As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.
- אֱלָהָא֙ʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes.
- אֱלָהָ֤אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.
- וְלֵֽאלָהֵ֣יvelelaheiconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and obj. gods of
- וְלֵֽאלָהָ֞אvelelaha'conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: and obj. God the
And this is the interpretation of the message: MENE means that God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.
- אֱלָהָ֥אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the God
Finally these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel, unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.”
- אֱלָהֵֽהּ׃ סʾelahehnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: God his
All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions.
- אֱלָ֨הּʾelahnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: god
Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
- אֱלָהֵ֔הּʾelahehnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: God his
Then these men went as a group and found Daniel petitioning and imploring his God.
- אֱלָהֵֽהּ׃ʾelahehnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: God his
So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?” The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”
- אֱלָ֨הּʾelahnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: god
So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”
- אֱלָהָ֗ךְʾelahakhnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: God your
When he reached the den, he cried out in a voice of anguish, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”
- אֱלָהָ֣אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: God the
- אֱלָהָ֗ךְʾelahakhnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: God your
My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.”
- אֱלָהִ֞יʾelahinoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: God my
The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den, and when Daniel was lifted out of the den, no wounds whatsoever were found on him, because he had trusted in his God.
- בֵּאלָהֵֽהּ׃belahehpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: in God his
I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.
- אֱלָהֵ֣הּʾelahehnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: God his
- אֱלָהָ֣אʾelaha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: God the
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How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
