God, God of the spirits, God Almighty

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God, God of the spirits, God Almighty

God, God of the spirits, God Almighty

An exclamation of amazement or anger. 'God Almighty.' An expression uttered at a moment of fear or anger.

("And they fell upon their faces, and said: O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin and will You be angry with all the congregation?"– Numbers 16:22 (Moses and Aaron to God); "God, God, the LORD, God, God, the LORD, He knows and Israel shall know; if it was in rebellion or in transgression against the LORD, do not save us this day"– Joshua 22:22 (the sons of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh to the heads of Israel); also: "She turned to her husband and said: God of the spirits, I kept silent and said nothing"– Agnon / These and Those, Kippurim, 168; also: "He spread his hands to the heavens, and said: O God, God of hosts! You know the past and the future"– Saul Tchernichovsky / And This in Israel When War Breaks Out)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אֵל אֱלוֹהֵי הָרוּחוֹת, אֵל אֱלֹהִים

Definition (Hebrew)

קְרִיאַת תַּדְהֵמָה אוֹ כַּעַס. "אֱלוֹהִים אַדִּירִים". בִּטּוּי הַנֶּאֱמָר בִּשְׁעַת פַּחַד אוֹ כַּעַס.

("וַיִּפְּלוּ עַל פְּנֵיהֶם וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵל אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחֹת לְכָל בָּשָׂר הָאִישׁ אֶחָד יֶחֱטָא וְעַל כָּל הָעֵדָה תִּקְצֹף"- בַּמִּדְבָּר טז כב (מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן לה'),:"אֵל אֱלֹהִים ה', אֵל אֱלֹהִים ה', הוּא יֹדֵעַ וְיִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא יֵדָע אִם בְּמֶרֶד וְאִם בְּמַעַל בַּה' אַל תּוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה"- יהושוע כב כב (בֵּנִי רְאוּבֵן וְגָד וְחֵצִי שֵׁבֶט המנשה אֶל רֹאשִׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל), וְכֵן:"ותפן אֶל בַּעֲלָהּ וַתֹּאמֶר:אֶל אֱלוֹהֵי הָרוּחוֹת, הֵן החרשתי וְלֹא אָמַרְתִּי דָּבָר"-עגנון/ אֵלּוּ וְאֵלּוּ, כפורים, 168, וְכֵן:"ויפרש אֶת כפיו השמימה, וְאָמַר:/ אֶל אֱלֹהִים, אֱלוֹהֵי צבאות! / אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ הֶעָבָר וּבָאוֹת"- שָׁאוּל טְשֶׁרְנִיחוֹבְסְקִי/ וְזֹאת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי תִּפְרֹץ מִלְחָמָה)

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