אלה

Aramaic

Noun

אֱלָהּ • (ʾĕlāh)

  1. indefinite form of אֱלָהָא‎

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Determiner

אֵלֶּה • (éle)

  1. masculine and feminine plural of זה‎ (ze)
    • 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.

Etymology 2
Root
א־ל‎

From אל‎ (el, “god”) + ־ה‎ (á, “-ess”).

Noun

אֵלָה • (elá) f (masculine counterpart אֵל‎)

  1. A goddess.
Further reading

Etymology 3

Compare אֵלֹון‎ (elōn, “great tree”), אַלּוֹן‎ (allōn, “great tree; oak”), and the plurale tantum אֵילִים‎ (ēlīm, “mighty tree”).

Noun

אֵלָה • (ela) f

  1. A tree of the genus Pistacia.

Proper noun

אֵלָה • (ela) m

  1. The genus Pistacia.
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