Another Hebrew name used for God, appearing in Genesis, and generally used before God directed Moses to identify Him as "I am that I am" (YHWH):
The earth and the heavens Elohim created in the beginning
(English translation of the Hebrew version of Genesis 1:1)
The word Elohim is used both to describe "gods" and to describe the Supreme God. The basic meaning of the word denotes strength or power--an infinite God.
Elohim is sometimes shortened to El and attached to other root words; such as El Shaddai (God Almighty), El Eyon (God Most High), and El Roi (God Who Sees).
It is worth noting that many Biblical Angels have "El" in their name, e.g. Michael, Gabriel... denoting they come from God.
Even the word "Angel" is derived from Elohim, and means an attendant or messenger of God, attributed as coming from the Old English engel and French angele, which in turn come from the Greek Angelos (messenger)
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