Elohim means God in Hebrew. Why does it have a plural suffix at the end? Is it really plural in Modern Hebrew? How do we use elohim in Israeli slang, and what did we borrow from Arabic?
New Words and Expressions:
Elohim – God – ืืืืืื
El, Ela – God, Goddess – ืื, ืืื
Elohim adirim – God Almighty – ืืืืืื ืืืืจืื
โElohim natan lecha be-matanaโ – God gave you, as a presentโฆ – ืืืืืื ื ืชื ืื ืืืชื ื
Elohim gadol – Nobody knows – ืืืืืื ืืืื
Elohim yodea – Only God knows – ืืืืืื ืืืืข
Yow, elohim – Oh God – ืืืื ืืืืืื
Ein lecha/lach elohim – You donโt care, huh? – ืืื ืื ืืืืืื
Ani nishba beโelohim – I swear to God – ืื ื ื ืฉืืข ืืืืืืื
Be-elohim – I swear to God – ืืืืืืื
Beโelohim, ani lo yodea – I swear, I donโt know – ืืืืืืื, ืื ื ืื ืืืืข
Ze me-elohim – Itโs a godsend – ืื ืืืืืืื
Min allah – From allah – ืืืืืืื
La-allah – Very – ืืืืื
Ani ayef laโallah – I am really tired – ืื ื ืขืืืฃ ืืืืื
Haya kef laโallah – It was really fun – ืืื ืืืฃ ืืืืื
Elohi – Divine – ืืืืื
Elohut – Divinity โ ืืืืืึผืช
โElohai ad matiโ – My god, until when? – ืืืืืื, ืขื ืืชื
Playlist and Clips:
Oshik Levy – Ze Mikvar (Lyrics)
Eitan Massuri – Elohim Natan Lecha Be-matana (Lyrics)
Rockfor – Ein Lecha Elohim (Lyrics)
Yuval Perry – Isha Satan (Lyrics)
Zehava Ben – Tipat Mazal (Lyrics)
Uzi Hitman – Ratsiti She-teda (Lyrics)
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