אֵל

Strong’s Definition

strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)

Etymology & Derivation

shortened from H352 (אַיִל);

KJV Usage

God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.god, god-like one, mighty one
• 2.mighty men, men of rank, mighty heroes
• 3.angels
• 4.god, false god, (demons, imaginations)
• 5.mighty things in nature
• 6.strength, power
• 7.god, the one true god, jehovah

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼêl; Pronunciation: ale