ELOHIM
\ɪlˈə͡ʊhɪm], \ɪlˈəʊhɪm], \ɪ_l_ˈəʊ_h_ɪ_m]\
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By Noah Webster.
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One of the names of God, of frequent occurrence in the Bible. It is used both of the true God and of false gods, while Jehovah is used only of the true God. The use of the plural form Elohim has caused much controversy among critics, some regarding it as containing an allusion to the doctrine of the Trinity, while others regard it as the plural of excellence, and others hold it as establishing the fact of a primitive polytheism.
By Daniel Lyons
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e-l[=o]'him, n. the Hebrew name for God.--n. EL[=O]'HIST, the writer or writers of the Elohistic passages of the Old Testament.--adj. ELOHIST'IC, relating to Elohim--said of those passages in the Old Testament in which Elohim is used as the name for the Supreme Being instead of Jehovah. [Heb., pl. of Eloah--explained by Delitzsch as a plural of intensity.]
By Thomas Davidson