אֵין אֱלֹהִים
A nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle · 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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אַיִן H369 a nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle
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
What does אֵין אֱלֹהִים (ein elohim) mean in the Bible?
אַיִן · אֱלֹהִים is a Hebrew word meaning "no God, God is absent or irrelevant".
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