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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/, sometimes /ˌɛ.loʊˈhɪm/; /ˌɛ.loʊˈhim/, /ɛˈloʊˌhim/
- Hyphenation: E‧lo‧him
Proper noun
Elohim
- 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
- (Raëlism, in the plural) The extraterrestrial creators of humans; the Raelian gods.
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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew אֱלֹהִים.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛˈlɔ.xim/
- Rhymes: -ɔxim
- Syllabification: E‧lo‧him
Proper noun
Elohim m pers (indeclinable)
- (biblical, Judaism, theology) Elohim (one of the alternate names of God found in the Old Testament)
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Further reading
- Elohim in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Elohim in PWN's encyclopedia