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Statistics of Simple Names in the Old Testament
Used for Designating GOD
1. The SIMPLE NAMES used for God in the Old Testament
Name in Hebrew |
Meaning |
|
Frequency |
Jahwe |
the LORD |
71,2 % |
7620x |
Elohim |
God / gods |
24,1 % |
2578x |
El |
God |
2,8 % |
300x |
Elowah |
God |
0,5 % |
55x |
Shaddai (incl. 4x El Shaddai) |
the Allmighty? |
0,5 % |
53x |
Jaah |
the LORD |
0,4 % |
48x |
‘Eljon (incl. 2x El ‘Eljon) |
the Highest |
0,4 % |
48x |
Total |
|
100,0 % |
10700x |
2. Morphological Breakup for the Name JAHWE
Hebrew |
Meaning |
|
Frequency |
Jahwe (alone) |
the LORD |
89,6 % |
6828x |
le-Jahwe |
for the LORD |
7,6 % |
580x |
be-Jahwe |
with/in/at... the LORD |
1,4 % |
107x |
we-Jahwe |
and the LORD |
1,3 % |
100x |
ke-Jahwe |
like the LORD |
0,1 % |
4x |
ha-Jahwe (Jer 8:19) |
is it ... the LORD? |
0,0 % |
1x |
Total |
|
100,0 % |
7620x |
3. Morphological Breakup for the Name ELOHIM
Hebrew |
Meaning |
|
Frequency |
Jahwe + Elohim |
% of Freq. |
Elohim (alone) |
God / gods |
31,0 % |
799x |
37x |
4,6 % |
Elohee ... |
Elohim of (constr.) |
16,9 % |
435x |
169x |
38,8 % |
haa-Elohim |
the Elohim |
14,4 % |
372x |
9x |
2,4 % |
Eloheekha |
your Elohim (sg. masc.) |
12,8 % |
329x |
262x |
79,6 % |
Eloheenu |
our Elohim |
7,3 % |
188x |
82x |
43,6 % |
Eloheekhem |
your Elohim (pl. masc.) |
6,4 % |
166x |
122x |
73,5 % |
Elohaay |
my Elohim |
4,4 % |
113x |
37x |
32,7 % |
Eloheehem |
their Elohim (pl. masc.) |
3,1 % |
81x |
31x |
38,3 % |
Elohaau |
his Elohim |
2,5 % |
66x |
28x |
42,4 % |
Elohayikh |
your Elohim (sg. fem.) |
0,7 % |
17x |
6x |
35,3 % |
Eloheehaa |
her Elohim |
0,2 % |
6x |
0x |
0,0 % |
Eloheehen |
their Elohim (pl. fem.) |
0,2 % |
5x |
0x |
0,0 % |
Eloheekhen |
your Elohim (pl. fem.) |
0,0 % |
0x |
0x |
|
Total |
|
100,0 % |
2578x |
783x |
30,4 % |
4. Morphological Breakup for the Name EL
Hebrew |
Meaning |
|
Frequency |
El (alone) |
God |
82,7 % |
248x |
haa-El |
the God |
9,0 % |
27x |
le-El |
for God |
5,0 % |
15x |
we-El |
and God |
2,0 % |
6x |
ke-El |
like God |
0,7 % |
2x |
be-El |
with/by God |
0,3 % |
1x |
Total |
|
100,0 % |
300x |
includes alle references to Bethel = Beet-El (72x)
5. Morphological Breakup for the Name ELOWAH
Hebrew |
Meaning |
|
Frequency |
Elowah (alone) |
God |
92,7 % |
51x |
le-Eloah |
for God |
5,5 % |
3x |
we-Eloah |
and God |
1,8 % |
1x |
Total |
|
100,0 % |
55x |
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