English Explanatory Dictionary

Elohim

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ɛˈloʊˌhɪm/

Word forms

Elohim

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).

Related words

El Allah Yahweh

Derived words

Elohist
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