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Numbers 23:22
“God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אֵלʼêl · ale
H410 · Hebrew
H410 · Hebrew
- Definition
- strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
- Derivation
- shortened from H352 (אַיִל);
- KJV renderings
- God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'
- Grammar
- אֵ֖ל — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 245 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 14:18Genesis 14:19Genesis 14:20Genesis 14:22Genesis 16:13
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אֵל here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.