Eloah
/ɪˈloʊ.ə/noun
A Hebrew term for God or a deity, used especially in biblical and theological contexts.
Did you know?Eloah is comparatively rare in the Hebrew Bible and appears especially in poetic passages, while Elohim—the grammatically plural form—is far more common.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*ʔilāh-
“A reconstructed word for a god or deity”
2nd Millennium BCE
Akkadian
ilu
“A god or divine being”
2nd Millennium BCE
Ugaritic
il
“God or a deity; also used as a divine title”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
ʾĕlōahּ
“God or deity; the singular counterpart of Elohim”
16th–17th Century
English
Eloah
“A transliteration used in English biblical and theological writing”
Modern English
English
Eloah
“A Hebrew name or designation for God”