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Eloah

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A Hebrew word for a deity, linguistically related to El and Elohim.

Eloah, אֱלוֹהַּ, in a modern linguistic typographic illustration. The entry explains the word and its use; this image is not an ancient manuscript
Eloah, אֱלוֹהַּ, in a modern linguistic typographic illustration. The entry explains the word and its use; this image is not an ancient manuscriptIL Archive · CC BYLicense · Image source

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Eloah is a HebrewHebrewA Northwest Semitic language in the Canaanite group, with ancient and modern forms.Glossary · Click to read the explanation term for a deity found in the Hebrew Bible. Its use is less frequent than that of ElohimElohimA Hebrew word with plural morphology, used for “gods” or for a singular deity according to context.Glossary · Click to read the explanation. It belongs to the related Semitic vocabulary for divinity, but its meaning in a passage must be read from the grammar and context rather than inferred from a presumed chain of religious identities. [1]

References and notes

  1. Celene Ibrahim, Islam and Monotheism, Cambridge University Press (2022) The God in Islamic Theology excerpt consulted while preparing the article; link to the book, which was not read in full. Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 2 · 10 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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IL Archive, «Eloah», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/entities/eloah