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Elohim

American  
[e-loh-him, e-law-heem, e-loh-him, e-law-keem, e-loh-kim] / ɛˈloʊ hɪm, ɛ lɔˈhim, ˌɛ loʊˈhɪm, ɛ lɔˈkim, ˌɛ loʊˈkɪm /

noun

  1. God, especially as used in the Hebrew text of the Old Testament.


Elohim British  
/ ˌɛləʊˈhiːm, ɛˈləʊhɪm /

noun

  1. Old Testament a Hebrew word for God or gods

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Elohim

< Hebrew ĕlōhīm, plural of ĕlōah God

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It is the home of Schumer’s synagogue: Congregation Beth Elohim.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 27, 2025

Also in Brooklyn, Reform Congregation Beth Elohim planned programs over the weekend for children and teens.

From Reuters Oct. 14, 2023

“Bronny has been through a lot over the years,” Sierra Canyon junior Isaiah Elohim said in November.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 28, 2023

Sierra Canyon pulled out a 61-43 win behind Elohim, and Chevalier said postgame that Bronny was resting his knee after the previous year’s troubles.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 28, 2023

We find, indeed, that Jehovah was quite as particular, and examined a male quite as closely as Elohim: for when Moses and Zipporah were on their way from Midian to Egypt, Exod. iv.

From Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other by Inman, Thomas

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