Biblical Proper Names

A Dictionary of the Bible The Concise Oxford... The Concise Oxford... The Columbia Encyclopedia,... Further reading

Elohim

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Elohim (Heb., God(s)). A name for the God of the Jews. Its plural form may once have been literal—‘mighty ones’—but it became subsumed in the accumulating Jewish sense that if God is indeed God, then there can only be what God is: One, and not a plurality of gods.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

JOHN BOWKER. "Elohim." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

JOHN BOWKER. "Elohim." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Elohim.html

JOHN BOWKER. "Elohim." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Elohim.html

Learn more about citation styles

Elohim

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Elohim •bedim, brim, crim, dim, glim, grim, Grimm, gym, him, hymn, Jim, Kim, limb, limn, nim, prim, quim, rim, scrim, shim, Sim, skim, slim, swim, Tim, trim, vim, whim •poem • goyim • cherubim • Hasidim •seraphim, teraphim •Elohim • Sikkim • Joachim • prelim •forelimb • Muslim • Blenheim •paynim • minim • pseudonym •homonym • anonym • synonym •eponym • acronym • antonym •metonym • Antrim • megrim •Leitrim • pilgrim • Purim • interim •passim • maxim • kibbutzim •Midrashim • literatim •seriatim, verbatim •victim •system • ecosystem • subsystem •item • Ashkenazim

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"Elohim." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Elohim." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Elohim.html

"Elohim." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Elohim.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	A Reassessment of Biblical Elohim. .(Book Review) Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 7/1/2002
	A reassessment of Biblical Elohim Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 7/1/2002
	Beth Elohim to celebrate Mitzvah Day: Third annual event offers community... Newspaper article from: The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA); 5/25/2000