The word El comes from a root word meaning “might, strength, power.”
In Scripture, the primary meanings of this root are “god” (pagan or false gods), “God” (the true God of Israel), and sometimes “the mighty” (referring to men or angels). When used of the true God of Israel, El is almost always qualified by additional words that further define the meaning that distinguish Him from false gods. These other names or titles for God are sometimes called “construct forms.”
El Echad.
The One God (Mal. 2:10).
El Hanne’eman.
The Faithful God (Deut. 7:9).
El Emet.
The God of Truth (Ps. 31:5).
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