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 אלוה
-Pronounced "aloh" or "aloah", etymologically, 'aloh' may fall between [[al]] (the root word, meaning "to") and [[alahim]], an anthropomorphic plural. Because of the lack of the [im] suffix, it can be argued that 'aloh' is a singular form of [[alahim]], I.E. "One of the Elohim". However, this interpretation puts the cart before the horse. The use of the [[im]] suffix very strongly implies an etymology and meaning of "the <something> ones", where <something> is replaced byt the meaning of the root word. In other words, [[im]] is not merely a plurality, but it is descriptive.
-It has also been proposed that [[aloh]] is merely an abbreviated form of [[alahim]]. This doesn't quite fit the bill either though, since the vowels do not match.
-Whatever 'aloh' might mean, it is NOT the root word upon which [[alahim]] is built. That distinction falls to [[alah]]
-====Usage====
 'aloh' is a relatively rare word, first appearing near the end of Deuteronomy. There are a sprinkling of instances in the History books and Prophets, and several in the Psalms, but by far most of its occurrences are in the book of Job, accounting for 41 of the total 58 instances.
-This fact may or may not be significant but could possibly indicate a relatively rare word variant employed primarily by two authors.
+This fact may or may not be significant but could possibly indicate a relatively rare word variant employed primarily by two authors. Thus it is reasonable to postulate that 'aloh' might be an [[alternate spellings|alternate spelling]] of [[aleh]]
+Under this spelling, the word occurs 59 times. Fifty of these are traditionally rendered "God" with a capital G, and presumed to represent the monotheistic all-powerful creator-god that was supposedly worshipped by the [[yeberim]] and whom has become the Father-God of modern Christianity.
-FIXME a more complete understanding of the root word may be dependent on a full analysis of [[Job]].
+However, there are instances where this is not the case, and instead, the same word 'aloh' is translated as a "little g" god, worshipped by foreigners.((Deuteronomy 32:17, 2 Kings 17:31, 2 Chronicles 32:15, Isaiah 44:8, Daniel 11:37-39))
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-LexID 433