Elohim

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Etymology

From Hebrew אֱלֹהִים‎/אֱלוֹהִים‎ (ʾélôhím, “god(s), heavenly power”), plural of אֱלוֹהַּ‎ (ʾélôah, “god”), often taken to be an expanded form of אֵל‎ (ʾēl, “god”) (whence El).

Proper noun

Elohim

1. God; the name used for God in Hebrew scriptures, and used for the Father by Latter-day Saints.
2. (Raëlism, in the plural) The extraterrestrial creators of humans; the Raelian gods.

Derived terms[edit]

• Elohist

Related terms[edit]

• El

Translations[edit]

show ▼±name for God

See also[edit]

• Allah (cognate to singular Eloh "God")
• Yahweh

References[edit]

1. ↑ ^Jump ^up ^to:1.0 ^1.1 “Elohim”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
2. ↑ ^Jump ^up ^to:2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 “Elohim”, in Collins English Dictionary.
3. ↑ ^Jump ^up ^to:3.0 ^3.1 “Elohim”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams[edit]

• Homiel, Mohéli