Elohim

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English

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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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈloʊˌhɪm/, sometimes /ˌɛ.loʊˈhɪm/; /ˌɛ.loʊˈhim/, /ɛˈloʊˌhim/
  • 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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References

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

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Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew אֱלֹהִים.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈlɔ.xim/
  • (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)

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Further reading

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