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Eloah

אֱלוֹהַּ

Eloah — pronounced el-OH-ah · appears ~57 (41 in Job) times · Strong's H433

The singular poetic form of Elohim — the dominant divine name of the book of Job.

The name of God spoken from the ash heap — Job's word for the God he questions and trusts at once. Both traditions treasure it as the name of wrestled-for faith.

First occurrence

Deut 32:15 — Haazinu: 'he forsook Eloah who made him'

Key passages

Job 19:26 — 'In my flesh I shall see Eloah'

Hab 3:3 — 'Eloah comes from Teman'

In the Greek Scriptures

Θεός

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