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Strong's H410 אֵל (el)

El means “idol” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G410 — anenkletos (“blameless”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H410
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 235
Books 23

Strong's H410 Quick Answer

Strong's H410 אֵל (el) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. el (ale) n-m. 1. strength 2. (as adjective) mighty It has 235 linked Bible usages across 23 books. Visible English usage signals include almighty, god, strength, mighty, and am. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
el (ale) n-m. 1. strength 2. (as adjective) mighty
Usage
235 linked usages
Books
23 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
almighty, god, strength, mighty, and am

Meaning and Definition

el (ale) n-m. 1. strength 2. (as adjective) mighty 3. (especially) the Almighty (but used also of any deity) [shortened from H352] KJV: God (god), X goodly, X great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Root(s): H352 Compare: names, in, "-el."

Original Word
אֵל
Transliteration
el
Derivation
Root: אול First root strongs: 352
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H410. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H410 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render el, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Almighty Exodus 6:3 16× God Genesis 14:18 12× mighty Deuteronomy 3:24 strength Exodus 15:2 am Genesis 17:1 any Numbers 23:23 also Job 31:28 but Job 9:2 power Genesis 31:29

How Strong's H410 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 235 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H410 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H410 in the Old Testament

235 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 14:18 KJV

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.

Genesis 14:19 KJV

And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:

Genesis 14:20 KJV

And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H410.

Genesis 14:18 Old Testament, KJV
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
Genesis 14:19 Old Testament, KJV
And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
Genesis 14:20 Old Testament, KJV
And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
Genesis 14:22 Old Testament, KJV
And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
Genesis 16:13 Old Testament, KJV
And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
Genesis 17:1 Old Testament, KJV
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
Genesis 21:33 Old Testament, KJV
And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
Genesis 28:3 Old Testament, KJV
And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
Genesis 31:13 Old Testament, KJV
I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.
Genesis 31:29 Old Testament, KJV
It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
Genesis 33:20 Old Testament, KJV
And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.
Genesis 35:1 Old Testament, KJV
And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
Genesis 35:3 Old Testament, KJV
And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.
Genesis 35:11 Old Testament, KJV
And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;
Genesis 43:14 Old Testament, KJV
And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
Genesis 46:3 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
Genesis 48:3 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
Genesis 49:25 Old Testament, KJV
Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
Exodus 6:3 Old Testament, KJV
And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
Exodus 15:2 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.
Exodus 15:11 Old Testament, KJV
Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Exodus 20:5 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
Exodus 34:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
Exodus 34:14 Old Testament, KJV
For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
Numbers 12:13 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.
Numbers 16:22 Old Testament, KJV
And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
Numbers 23:8 Old Testament, KJV
How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?
Numbers 23:19 Old Testament, KJV
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Numbers 23:22 Old Testament, KJV
God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
Numbers 23:23 Old Testament, KJV
Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
Numbers 24:4 Old Testament, KJV
He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
Numbers 24:8 Old Testament, KJV
God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
Numbers 24:16 Old Testament, KJV
He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
Numbers 24:23 Old Testament, KJV
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
Deuteronomy 3:24 Old Testament, KJV
O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?
Deuteronomy 4:24 Old Testament, KJV
For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.
Deuteronomy 4:31 Old Testament, KJV
(For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.
Deuteronomy 5:9 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,
Deuteronomy 6:15 Old Testament, KJV
(For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.
Deuteronomy 7:9 Old Testament, KJV
Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
Deuteronomy 7:21 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the LORD thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible.
Deuteronomy 10:17 Old Testament, KJV
For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
Deuteronomy 28:32 Old Testament, KJV
Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long; and there shall be no might in thine hand.
Deuteronomy 32:4 Old Testament, KJV
He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
Deuteronomy 32:12 Old Testament, KJV
So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.
Deuteronomy 32:18 Old Testament, KJV
Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.
Deuteronomy 32:21 Old Testament, KJV
They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
Deuteronomy 33:26 Old Testament, KJV
There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.
Joshua 3:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.
Joshua 22:22 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the LORD, (save us not this day,)
Joshua 24:19 Old Testament, KJV
And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.
Judges 9:46 Old Testament, KJV
And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.
1 Samuel 2:3 Old Testament, KJV
Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
2 Samuel 22:31 Old Testament, KJV
As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
2 Samuel 22:32 Old Testament, KJV
For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
2 Samuel 22:33 Old Testament, KJV
God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
2 Samuel 22:48 Old Testament, KJV
It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me.
2 Samuel 23:5 Old Testament, KJV
Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.
Nehemiah 1:5 Old Testament, KJV
And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:
Nehemiah 5:5 Old Testament, KJV
Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
Nehemiah 9:31 Old Testament, KJV
Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.
Nehemiah 9:32 Old Testament, KJV
Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.
Job 5:8 Old Testament, KJV
I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
Job 8:3 Old Testament, KJV
Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
Job 8:5 Old Testament, KJV
If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
Job 8:13 Old Testament, KJV
So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:
Job 8:20 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
Job 9:2 Old Testament, KJV
I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
Job 12:6 Old Testament, KJV
The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
Job 13:3 Old Testament, KJV
Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
Job 13:7 Old Testament, KJV
Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?
Job 13:8 Old Testament, KJV
Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
Job 15:4 Old Testament, KJV
Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.
Job 15:11 Old Testament, KJV
Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?
Job 15:13 Old Testament, KJV
That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth?
Job 15:25 Old Testament, KJV
For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
Job 16:11 Old Testament, KJV
God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.
Job 18:21 Old Testament, KJV
Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.
Job 19:22 Old Testament, KJV
Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?
Job 20:15 Old Testament, KJV
He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
Job 20:29 Old Testament, KJV
This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
Job 21:14 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
Job 21:22 Old Testament, KJV
Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.
Job 22:2 Old Testament, KJV
Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
Job 22:13 Old Testament, KJV
And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
Job 22:17 Old Testament, KJV
Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
Job 23:16 Old Testament, KJV
For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
Job 25:4 Old Testament, KJV
How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
Job 27:2 Old Testament, KJV
As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
Job 27:9 Old Testament, KJV
Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
Job 27:11 Old Testament, KJV
I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
Job 27:13 Old Testament, KJV
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
Job 31:14 Old Testament, KJV
What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
Job 31:23 Old Testament, KJV
For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
Job 31:28 Old Testament, KJV
This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
Job 32:13 Old Testament, KJV
Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.
Job 33:4 Old Testament, KJV
The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
Job 33:6 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay.
Job 33:14 Old Testament, KJV
For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.
Job 33:29 Old Testament, KJV
Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,
Job 34:5 Old Testament, KJV
For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
Job 34:10 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore hearken unto me ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
Job 34:12 Old Testament, KJV
Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
Job 34:23 Old Testament, KJV
For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.
Job 34:31 Old Testament, KJV
Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
Job 34:37 Old Testament, KJV
For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
Job 35:2 Old Testament, KJV
Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?
Job 35:13 Old Testament, KJV
Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
Job 36:5 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.
Job 36:22 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?
Job 36:26 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
Job 37:5 Old Testament, KJV
God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
Job 37:10 Old Testament, KJV
By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.
Job 37:14 Old Testament, KJV
Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
Job 38:41 Old Testament, KJV
Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
Job 40:9 Old Testament, KJV
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Job 40:19 Old Testament, KJV
He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
Job 41:25 Old Testament, KJV
When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.
Psalms 5:4 Old Testament, KJV
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
Psalms 7:11 Old Testament, KJV
God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H410, grouped by book.

Genesis 18 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 6 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 10 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 14 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 5 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Job 56 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 73 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 22 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 5 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 2 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 3 usages, Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 2 usages, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament
Malachi 3 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H410 FAQ

What does el (אֵל) mean?

El (Strong's H410) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "idol". el (ale) n-m. 1. strength 2. (as adjective) mighty

How many times is el (אֵל) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 235 linked usages for Strong's H410 across 23 books.

Where can I study el (אֵל) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H410 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate el (אֵל)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as almighty, god, strength, mighty, am, and any. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.