Elohim

//ɛˈloʊˌhɪm// name

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  1. 1
    God; the name used for God in Hebrew scriptures, and used for the Father by Latter-day Saints. Judaism

    "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"

  2. 2
    The extraterrestrial creators of humans; the Raelian gods. in-plural

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"God is called Elohim in Hebrew, Elaha in Aramaic, and Allah in Arabic."

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).

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