אלה
Aramaic
Noun
אֱלָהּ • (ʾĕlāh)
- indefinite of אֱלָהָא
Hebrew
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic أُولَاءِ (ʔulāʔi).
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈe.le/
Determiner
אֵלֶּה • (éle)
- masculine/feminine plural of זה (ze)
- Tanach, Genesis 36:1, with translation of the King James Version:
- וְאֵלֶּה תֹּלְדוֹת עֵשָׂו הוּא אֱדוֹם׃
- v'éle toldót esáv hu edóm.
- Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.
Alternative forms
References
Etymology 2
From אל (el, “god”) + ־ה (á, “-ess”).
Noun
אֵלָה • (elá) f (masculine counterpart אֵל)
- A goddess.
Further reading
- אלה (מיתולוגיה) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Etymology 3
| Root |
|---|
| א־ל־ל (ʾ-l-l) |
| 2 terms |
Compare אֵלוֹן (elōn, “great tree”), אַלּוֹן (allōn, “great tree; oak”), and the plurale tantum אֵילִים (ēlīm, “mighty tree”).
Noun
אֵלָה • (elá) f
Derived terms
- אֵלַת הַמַּסְטִיק (elat haMástik)
References
Further reading
- אלה (עץ) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Etymology 4
| Root |
|---|
| א־ל־ל (ʾ-l-l) |
| 2 terms |
Noun
אַלָּה • (alá) f
- A club for beating.
References
- “אלה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
- אלה (נשק) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Etymology 5
Noun
אֱלֹהַּ • (elóah) m
- defective spelling of אלוה