Elohim

English

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).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛˈloʊˌhɪm/,[1][2][3] sometimes /ˌɛ.loʊˈhɪm/;[2][3] /ˌɛ.loʊˈhim/,[1][2] /ɛˈloʊˌhim/[2]
  • Hyphenation: E‧lo‧him

Proper noun

Elohim

  1. God; the name used for God in Hebrew scriptures, and used for the Father by Latter-day Saints.
    • 2018, “God = Dog”, performed by Behemoth:
      Elohim (Elohim)
      I shall not forgive
      Adonai (Adonai)
      I shall not forgive
      Living God (Living God)
      I shall not the forgive
      Jesus Christ (Jesus Christ)
      I forgive Thee not
  2. (Raëlism, in the plural) The extraterrestrial creators of humans; the Raelian gods.

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See also

References
  1. “Elohim”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  2. “Elohim”, in Collins English Dictionary.
  3. “Elohim”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew אֱלֹהִים.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛˈlɔ.xim/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔxim
  • Syllabification: E‧lo‧him

Proper noun

Elohim m pers (indeclinable)

  1. (biblical, Judaism, theology) Elohim (one of the alternate names of God found in the Old Testament)
adjectives
  • elohistyczny
nouns
  • elohista

Further reading
  • Elohim in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Elohim in PWN's encyclopedia
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