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Eloah
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Genesis 1:1  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) The original Hebrew word for "God," here and throughout the account of creation, is Elohim, which actually indicates more than one being. It is the plural form of Hebrew Eloah, which in English means "Mighty One." So Elohim means "Mighty Ones"— more than just one person. Elohim is a collective noun, such as "church," "family," or "kingdom." In other words, Elohim stands for a single class composed of two or more individuals. Elohim, then, is the "God Kingdom" or "God Family." (In actual usage, the word was also applied to any single member of the God Family or, by analogy, even to a heathen idol.) What It Means to Be Born Again

 

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