The Gods of the Bible

I put this little page together after a few days of thinking about how to do it. I
read a page on the Internet where some guy was claiming The word Elohim
means there are many gods and not just one, so I decided to make my own page
to set the true meaning of this word right. I do not claim this list to be complete,
but it is good enough to prove my point.
…Jkapp76

The Hebrew Name of God – El

The word El comes from a root word meaning "might, strength, power" and probably
derives from the Ugaritic term for god.

In Scripture, the primary meanings of this root are "god" (pagan or false gods), "God" (the true
God of Israel), and sometimes "the mighty" (referring to men or angels). When used of the true
God of Israel, El is almost always qualified by additional words that further define the meaning
that distinguish Him from false gods. These other names or titles for God are sometimes called
"construct forms."

El and El Constructs
For each name in the list below, I provide the following information:
1. The Hebrew text for the name
2. The most common English transliteration (in italics)
3. A definition for the name, references to the Tanakh
The Hebrew word “Elohim” is translated in the singular form, but is actually plural. It
refers to every God everyone has ever interacted with, but also implies that they were
always the same one God. Translators render this word as “God,” instead of “Gods” to
avoid confusion.

El-Shaddai “The all-sufficient God”

Exodus 6:3
3
I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as El-Shaddai, but by my name Yahweh I did not
make myself known to them.
Genesis 17:1
The Covenant of Circumcision
1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Yahweh appeared to him and said, "I am El-Shaddai;
walk before me and be blameless.
Genesis 28:3
3
May El-Shaddai bless you and make you fruitful and increase your numbers until you become a
community of peoples.
Genesis 35:11
11
And God said to him, "I am El-Shaddai; be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and a
community of nations will come from you, and kings will come from your body.
Genesis 43:14
14
And may El-Shaddai grant you mercy before the man so that he will let your other brother and
Benjamin come back with you. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved."
Genesis 48:3
3
Jacob said to Joseph, "El-Shaddai appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there he
blessed me
Genesis 49:25
25
because of your father's God, who helps you, because of Shaddai, who blesses you with
blessings of the heavens above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breast and
womb.
Ezekiel 10:5
5
The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far away as the outer court, like the
voice of El-Shaddai when he speaks.

El-Echad “The One God”

Malachi 2:10
10
Have we not all one Father? Did not El-Echad create us? Why do we profane the covenant of
our fathers by breaking faith with one another?

El-Hanne’eman “The Faithful God”

Deuteronomy 7:9
9
Know therefore that Yahweh your God is God; he is El Hanne'eman, keeping his covenant of
love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.

El-Elyon “The Most High God”

Genesis 14:20
20
And blessed be El-Elyon, who delivered your enemies into your hand." Then Abram gave him
a tenth of everything.
Psalm 9:2
2
I will be glad and rejoice in you;
I will sing praise to your name, O El-Elyon.

Numbers 24:16
16
the oracle of one who hears the words of God,
who has knowledge from El-Elyon,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:

El-Roi “The God who sees me”

Genesis 16:13
13
She gave this name to Yahweh who spoke to her: "You are El-Roi," for she said, "I have now
seen the One who sees me."

El-Gibbor “The Mighty God”

Isaiah 9:6
6
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, El-Gibbor,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

El-Hakkadosh “The Holy God”

Isaiah 5:16
16
But Yahweh Almighty will be exalted by his justice,
and El Hakkadosh will show himself holy by his righteousness.

El-Hashamayim “The God of Heavens”

Psalm 136:26
26
Give thanks to El Hashamayim.
His love endures forever.

El-Chaiyai “The God of my life”

Psalm 42:8
8
By day Yahweh directs his love,
at night his song is with me—
a prayer to El Chaiyai.

El-Sali “God my Rock”

Psalm 42:9
9
I say to El Sali,
"Why have you forgotten me?
Why must I go about mourning,
oppressed by the enemy?"

El-Rachum “The merciful God”

Deuteronomy 4:31
31
For Yahweh your God is El Rachum; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant
with your forefathers, which he confirmed to them by oath.

El-Yeshuatenu “God our Savior” (Yeshua is also the true name for Jesus)
Psalm 68:19
19
Praise be to Yahweh, to El Yeshuatenu,
who daily bears our burdens.
Selah

El-Hannora “The Awesome God”

Nehemiah 9:32
32
"Now therefore, O our God, the great, mighty El Hannora, who keeps his covenant of love, do
not let all this hardship seem trifling in your eyes—the hardship that has come upon us, upon our
kings and leaders, upon our priests and prophets, upon our fathers and all your people, from the
days of the kings of Assyria until today.