<P> The word is identical to the usual plural of el meaning gods or magistrates , and is cognate to the ' l-h-m found in Ugaritic , where it is used for the pantheon of Canaanite gods , the children of El , and conventionally vocalized as `` Elohim '' . Most use of the term Elohim in the later Hebrew text imply a view that is at least monolatrist at the time of writing , and such usage ( in the singular ) , as a proper title for the supreme deity , is generally not considered to be synonymous with the term elohim , `` gods '' ( plural , simple noun ) . Hebrew grammar allows for this nominally plural form to mean `` He is the Power ( singular ) over powers ( plural ) '' , or roughly , `` God of gods '' . Rabbinic scholar Maimonides wrote that the various other usages are commonly understood to be homonyms . </P>
<P> The word is identical to the usual plural of el meaning gods or magistrates , and is cognate to the ' l-h-m found in Ugaritic , where it is used for the pantheon of Canaanite gods , the children of El , and conventionally vocalized as `` Elohim '' . Most use of the term Elohim in the later Hebrew text imply a view that is at least monolatrist at the time of writing , and such usage ( in the singular ) , as a proper title for the supreme deity , is generally not considered to be synonymous with the term elohim , `` gods '' ( plural , simple noun ) . Hebrew grammar allows for this nominally plural form to mean `` He is the Power ( singular ) over powers ( plural ) '' , or roughly , `` God of gods '' . Rabbinic scholar Maimonides wrote that the various other usages are commonly understood to be homonyms . </P>
what does the name of god elohim mean
what does the name of god elohim mean
He is the Power ( singular ) over powers ( plural ) God of gods
He is the Power ( singular ) over powers ( plural ) God of gods