Elohim

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Elohim

/ɛˈloʊˌhɪm/

Where it comes from

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).

proper noun

Judaism God; {{n-g|the name used for God in Hebrew scriptures Elohim (Elohim) I shall not forgive Adonai (Adonai) I shall not forgive Living God (Living God) I shall not the forgive Jesus Christ (Jesus Christ) I forgive Thee not
Mormonism God the Father.
in plural The extraterrestrial creators of humans; the Raelian gods.

Translations

Every language

name name for God

Español	Elohim
한국어	엘로힘 Ellohim
日本語	エロヒム Erohimu
中文	伊羅欣 /伊罗欣 Yīluóxīn, 埃洛希姆 Āiluòxīmǔ, 耶洛因 Yéluòyīn
हिन्दी	एलोहिम elohim
Français	Elohim, Élohim
Deutsch	Elohim
Ελληνικά	Ελοχίμ Elochím
Русский	Элохи́м Eloxím, Элоги́м Elogím, Элои́м Eloím
العربية	إِلُوهِيم ʔilūhīm
עברית	אֱלוֹהִים \ אֱלֹהִים elohím

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"Elohim." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/elohim. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Elohim. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/elohim

Chicago

"Elohim." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/elohim.

BibTeX

@misc{elohim_2026,
  title = {Elohim},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elohim},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}