e.lo.ah denotes God in prayers, descriptions of divine action, and worship, while some contexts speak of other gods.

The term most often identifies God as the one addressed in prayer, credited with action, or described in relation to human beings; a smaller set of passages uses it for other gods, including gods contrasted with God or honored as foreign deities.

1. God addressed or described in action · dominant

   The predominantly absolute singular form occurs where God is directly addressed or portrayed as acting: in Job 10:2 the speaker asks God not to condemn him, and in Job 33:26 the APB renders a person praying to God and receiving acceptance. In Job 37:15 God sets things in place and causes cloud-light to shine; in Psalm 143:10 the construct form stands in the confession, "you are my God."

   Job 10:2Job 33:26Job 37:15Job 5:17Psalm 143:10Habakkuk 3:3
2. A god among rival or foreign deities · occasional

   In contrastive and construct phrases, the term can designate a god other than the God being invoked. Daniel 11:38 names "the god of security" and a god unknown to the fathers, while Daniel 11:39 speaks of action with "a foreign god"; 2 Kings 17:31 places the construct form in a verse about the gods of Sepharvaim.

   2 Kings 17:31Daniel 11:37Daniel 11:38Daniel 11:392 Chronicles 32:15Isaiah 44:8

In the Anselm Paraphrase: Across these verses the APB usually presents the term as "God," especially in prayer, divine action, and confession, but uses "god" where the clause concerns another deity. Because the APB is not word-aligned, these renderings reflect the clauses rather than a fixed English equivalent for every form.