1. אֱלֹהִים
rulers, judges, divine ones, angels
The corpus record — Hebrew
אֱלֹהִ֑ים
elohiym · n.m.pl
rulers, judges, divine ones, angels
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Distribution
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) 2,600 · 84.75/10k
Senses
2. אֱלֹהִים
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
3. אֶלהים
אֶלהים Pr 252
4. אלהים
אלהים (אַחַרִים) 1K 149 2K 1729, cf
Attestations
- אֱלֹהִ֑ים Genesis 1:1 (BHS)
- אֱלֹהִ֔ים Genesis 1:2 (BHS)
- אֱלֹהִ֖ים Genesis 1:3 (BHS)
- אֱלֹהִ֛ים Genesis 1:4 (BHS)
- אֱלֹהִ֔ים Genesis 1:4 (BHS)
- אֱלֹהִ֤ים Genesis 1:5 (BHS)
6 of 2,600 attestations shown.
Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan p. 53; entry #826 Review: Under source audit
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