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אלוהים

אלוהים

Hebrew

Root
א־ל־הּ

Alternative forms

Noun

אלוהים \ אֱלֹהִים (elohím)

  1. plural indefinite of אֱלוֹהַּ (elóah)

Noun

אֱלוֹהִים \ אֱלֹהִים (elohím) m (singular construct אלוהי \ אֱלֹהֵי־)

  1. A god.
  2. An officer, judge, or the like.[1]

Declension

Usage notes

  • This word is sometimes grammatically plural and sometimes singular.

Proper noun

אֱלוֹהִים \ אֱלֹהִים (elohím) m (singular construct אלוהי \ אֱלֹהֵי־)

  1. God: the God of Israel.

Usage notes

  • This word is sometimes grammatically plural and sometimes singular.

References

  1. Commentaries of Rashi and ibn Ezra (inter alia) to Exodus 4:16 and 21:6