Elohim

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.
2. (Raëlism, in the plural) The extraterrestrial creators of humans; the Raelian gods.

Derived terms

• Elohist

Related terms

• El

Translations

name for God

Arabic: إِلُوهِيم‎ m (ʾilūhīm) Armenian: Էլոհիմ (Ēlohim) Belarusian: Элахі́м m (Elaxím) Bulgarian: Елохи́м m (Elohím) Chinese: Mandarin: 伊羅欣／伊罗欣 (Yīluóxīn), 埃洛希姆 (Āiluòxīmǔ), 耶洛因 (Yéluòyīn) French: Elohim (fr) m, Élohim (fr) m Georgian: ელოჰიმ (elohim) German: Elohim (de) m Greek: Ελοχίμ m (Elochím) Hebrew: אֱלוֹהִים \\ אֱלֹהִים‎ (he) m (elohím) Hindi: एलोहिम m (elohim) Japanese: エロヒム (Erohimu) Korean: 엘로힘 (Ellohim) Persian: الوهیم‎ (fa) (eluhim) Polish: Elohim (pl) m Russian: Элохи́м (ru) m (Eloxím), Элоги́м m (Elogím), Элои́м m (Eloím) Spanish: Elohim m Thai: เอโลฮิม Turkish: Elohim (tr) Ukrainian: Елогі́м m (Elohím)

See also

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

References

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

Anagrams

• Homiel, Mohéli