Hebrew · H367, H430 · unreviewed

אֵימַת אֱלֹהִים

Fright ; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear) · gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative

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אֵימָה H367 fright ; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)

Pronunciation ʾēymāh

Terror that paralyzes; shifts from abstract dread to concrete idol-object viewed as frightening or repulsive.

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אֱלֹהִים H430 gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative

Pronunciation ʾĕlōhiym

Plural form persistently denotes the singular God of Israel; signals transcendent power and authority in every application.

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