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Hebrew translation: El, Elohim


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English term or phrase:God
Hebrew translation:El, Elohim
Entered by: Eynat
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18:01 May 16, 2004
English to Hebrew translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Religion
English term or phrase: God
creator
Linda
El, Elohim
Explanation:
There are several possibilities, e.g.:

El
אל

Elohim
אלוהים
Selected response from:

Eynat
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3El, ElohimEynat
5 +1בורא, בורא עולם, הבוראruth bachrach
4 -1la El / hwla Eloah
SwissTell


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
god
la El / hwla Eloah


Explanation:
and many more names are given to God in this interesting reference below


    Reference: http://members.nuvox.net/~on.roz/God/name/titles.html
SwissTell
Local time: 10:57
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Eynat: The first is not the correct answer, the second not even Hebrew. Do you actually speak Hebrew?
1 hr
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god
בורא, בורא עולם, הבורא


Explanation:
(Why, why why- most of the questions in Heb are religious ones???)
bo're - creator
bo're olam - creator of the world
ha'bo're - the creator

and many more other names (1000 - ??)

ruth bachrach
Local time: 16:57

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  varda
2 mins

disagree  Eynat: This is not the word God.
1 hr

agree  rotm
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god
El, Elohim


Explanation:
There are several possibilities, e.g.:

El
אל

Elohim
אלוהים

Eynat
Grading comment
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzan
16 mins
  -> Thanks

agree  EGB Translations
1 hr
  -> Thanks

agree  Sue Goldian
1 hr
  -> Thanks

neutral  ruth bachrach: as you know GOD has lots of names, every and each one of them has it's specific meaning. as the asker specified the meaning "creator" - this is the name i chose. etc. וחוזר חלילה....
1 hr
  -> The question was 'God', not 'creator'. Reading the question is often the first clue to the answer.
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