Biblical Aramaic H427 noun masculine emphatic 40 occurrences

אֱלָהַיָּא

Transliteration: Elaha (ʾĔlāhāʾ)

Pronunciation: /el-aw-HAW/

“the God, the True Deity (emphatic state)”

Emphatic state of Elah; the true living God in distinction from pagan idols.

Lexical & Etymological Analysis

Emphatic state of אֱלָהּ (H426).

the God

Cross-Testament Bridge

How this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.

LXX conceptual translation: אֱלָהַיָּא (the God, the True Deity (emphatic state)) -> θεός (a god or deity, God, a god)

Direct Cross-Language Equivalents:

G2316 θεός (theos — “a god or deity, God, a god”)

Foundational passages where אֱלָהַיָּא (Elaha) carries significant theological or narrative weight.