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aloh
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 is also possible 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.
a more complete understanding of the root word may be dependent on a full analysis of Job.
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