"Elohim" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ɛˈloʊˌhɪm/, /ˌɛ.loʊˈhɪm/, /ˌɛ.loʊˈhim/, /ɛˈloʊˌhim/
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). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|אֱלֹהִים||}} Hebrew אֱלֹהִים, {{m|he|אֱלוֹהִים||god(s), heavenly power|tr=ʾélôhím}} אֱלוֹהִים (ʾélôhím, “god(s), heavenly power”), {{m|he|אֱלוֹהַּ||god|tr=ʾélôah}} אֱלוֹהַּ (ʾélôah, “god”), {{m|he|אֵל||god|tr=ʾēl}} אֵל (ʾēl, “god”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Elohim
  1. God; the name used for God in Hebrew scriptures, and used for the Father by Latter-day Saints. Categories (topical): God Translations (name for God): إِلُوهِيم (ʔilūhīm) [masculine] (Arabic), Էլոհիմ (Ēlohim) (Armenian), Элахі́м (Elaxím) [masculine] (Belarusian), Елохи́м (Elohím) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 伊羅欣 (Chinese Mandarin), 伊罗欣 (Yīluóxīn) (Chinese Mandarin), 埃洛希姆 (Āiluòxīmǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 耶洛因 (Yéluòyīn) (Chinese Mandarin), Elohim [masculine] (French), Élohim [masculine] (French), ელოჰიმ (elohim) (Georgian), Elohim [masculine] (German), Ελοχίμ (Elochím) [masculine] (Greek), אֱלוֹהִים \ אֱלֹהִים (elohím) [masculine] (Hebrew), एलोहिम (elohim) [masculine] (Hindi), エロヒム (Erohimu) (Japanese), 엘로힘 (Ellohim) (Korean), الوهیم (eluhim) (Persian), Elohim [masculine] (Polish), Элохи́м (Eloxím) [masculine] (Russian), Элоги́м (Elogím) [masculine] (Russian), Элои́м (Eloím) [masculine] (Russian), Elohim [masculine] (Spanish), เอโลฮิม (Thai), Elohim (Turkish), Елогі́м (Elohím) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Elohim-en-name-wkSs3Fl6 Disambiguation of God: 79 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'name for God': 94 6
  2. (Raëlism, in the plural) The extraterrestrial creators of humans; the Raelian gods. Tags: in-plural Categories (topical): Raëlism
    Sense id: en-Elohim-en-name-iAtdxpRI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Elohist Related terms: El, Allah (english: God; cognate to singular Eloh), Yahweh

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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Элохи́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Elogím",
      "sense": "name for God",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Элоги́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Eloím",
      "sense": "name for God",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Элои́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "name for God",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Elohim"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "name for God",
      "word": "เอโลฮิม"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "name for God",
      "word": "Elohim"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Elohím",
      "sense": "name for God",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Елогі́м"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Elohim"
  ],
  "word": "Elohim"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Raëlism, in the plural",
  "path": [
    "Elohim"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "Elohim",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Raëlism, in the plural",
  "path": [
    "Elohim"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "Elohim",
  "trace": ""
}

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