{"id":5373,"date":"2024-07-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=5373"},"modified":"2026-10-26T19:59:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T19:59:40","slug":"elohim-in-the-bible-what-does-it-truly-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/elohim-in-the-bible-what-does-it-truly-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"O que significa Elohim na B\u00edblia? A palavra hebraica para Deus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Elohim is the Hebrew word for God. It is the first word Scripture uses for him: &quot;In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth&quot; (Genesis 1:1), and the word behind &quot;God&quot; there is Elohim. It is plural in form, but when it names the God of Israel it takes a singular verb and means one God. Read the first page of the Bible and Elohim is everywhere. From Genesis 1:1 to the seventh day the word comes 35\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elohim is the Hebrew word for God, first used in Genesis 1:1. It is plural in form, yet takes a singular verb and means one God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-5373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-study"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5768,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/bible-study-what-does-adonai-mean\/","url_meta":{"origin":5373,"position":0},"title":"What Does Adonai Mean? &#8220;My Lord,&#8221; the Hebrew Title for God","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Julho 31, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Adonai is Hebrew for \"my Lord\", used in the Bible almost always for God. 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