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Allah vs Elohim - What's the difference?

allah | elohim |

As proper nouns the difference between allah and elohim

is that allah is god, in Islamic or Arabic contexts while Elohim is name used for God in Hebrew scriptures.

allah

Proper noun

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  • God, in Islamic or Arabic contexts
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    Derived terms

    * ayatollah, Hezbollah

    Usage notes

    While the Arabic to Islamic contexts only. Various newspaper style manuals recommend translating the Arabic word in English as God , as this better reflects Arabic usage, but the term is often left untranslated in Islamic contexts. Thus either “Allah is great” or “God is great” may be seen.

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    elohim

    English

    (wikipedia Elohim)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • Name used for God in Hebrew scriptures.
  • The extraterrestrial creators of humans; the Raelian gods.
  • Derived terms

    * Elohist

    See also

    * Allah (cognate to singular Eloh "God") * Yahweh

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