Elohim

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Elohim is a Hebrew term for God used frequently in the Hebrew Bible, often emphasizing divine majesty, power, and authority.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Elohim canonical 2
Yahweh 2
El (God) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hebrew word
theological concept
theonym
appearsIn Book of Exodus NERFINISHED
Book of Genesis NERFINISHED
Book of Psalms NERFINISHED
Ketuvim NERFINISHED
Neviim NERFINISHED
Tanakh NERFINISHED
Torah NERFINISHED
category Hebrew divine titles
names of God in Judaism
connotation authority
majesty
power
distinguishedFrom Adonai NERFINISHED
YHWH NERFINISHED
etymologyRoot El NERFINISHED
field biblical Hebrew linguistics
biblical theology
firstBiblicalOccurrence Genesis 1:1
grammaticalFormOf Eloah NERFINISHED
grammaticalGender masculine
grammaticalNumber morphologically plural
language Hebrew
partOf Hebrew Bible vocabulary
pluralUsageMeaning divine beings
gods
relatedTerm El NERFINISHED
Eloah
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
Samaritanism
roleInGenesis1 creator of heavens and earth
script Hebrew alphabet NERFINISHED
semanticField God NERFINISHED
deity
divinity
theologicalInterpretation intensive plural
plural of majesty
translationInEnglishBibles God NERFINISHED
gods
typicalUsage singular reference to God of Israel
typicalVerbAgreement singular in reference to God of Israel
usedFor God of Israel NERFINISHED
heavenly beings
judges
other gods

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Father of Lies contrastedWith God of truth
subject linked to: the Father of Lies
linked to: Elohim
Elias etymologicalElement El (God)
linked to: Elohim
Netzach angelicOrder Elohim
Bull El semanticComponent “El” as name of the high god
linked to: Elohim
Abiram punishedBy Yahweh
linked to: Elohim
Phinehas rewardedBy Yahweh
linked to: Elohim