אֱלֹהִים

elohim

eh-lo-HEEM

God, gods

Where it comes from

Elohim is plural in form and takes a singular verb when it means the God of Israel — a grammatical oddity that has been argued about for two thousand years. In this verse it appears in the ordinary plural, and the command is not to argue about them but to have none.

Every place it appears

Strong's H430. It stands in 2246 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. See them →

Exodus 20:3

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

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