I'm not sure if this has already been posted in this forum, but I looked up "Elohim" in Wikipedia, and found that it means, roughly, deity in Hebrew.
The link for it is here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elohim
This could shed light on a few things of what the Elohim tried to dictate so many things in the world, other than the fact that they are its "heart". I am, however, confused at this usage of the word because the Elohim are spawn of the stars' energy that the Worm of the World's End ate. Aren't deities standalone beings not created by others' strengths?
If anyone can shed some light on this, please do so. This has been buggin' me for a bit.
Again, if this was posted previously, sorry.
Meaning of the word Elohim
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Welcome to the Watch. 
It is something that's been discussed before, although I assure you nobody minds if you bring it up again. It may be more appropriate in the TC discussion forum though, (but you don't have to worry about it, if they agree, one of the dissection mods will move it for you.)
If you have read Runes, I can direct you to WayFriends excellent post in the Runes forum, Reading Runes: Sons of the Elohim I think he called it, but if you haven't read Runes, perhaps you should avoid it, as the Runes forum is full of spoilers.
Anyway, hope you have fun on the Watch. And again, welcome.
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It is something that's been discussed before, although I assure you nobody minds if you bring it up again. It may be more appropriate in the TC discussion forum though, (but you don't have to worry about it, if they agree, one of the dissection mods will move it for you.)
If you have read Runes, I can direct you to WayFriends excellent post in the Runes forum, Reading Runes: Sons of the Elohim I think he called it, but if you haven't read Runes, perhaps you should avoid it, as the Runes forum is full of spoilers.
Anyway, hope you have fun on the Watch. And again, welcome.
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Hi Forum. I`m new here.
Read the Chronicles at 17 years old, many moons ago, and revisted when I heard the Runes were coming out. I read right through the series again, back to back, and was amazed at how much I`d missed the first time....and how much I`d found.
It was happening all over again..
Anyhow, to the question about the meaning of the` Elohim`.
Although not for a long time. so memory fades....I once studied the meaning of this word and its peculiar origin, and believe a brief word about it may have relevance to the meaning in the Chronicles.
Roughly, I remember that the word first appears in early Hebrew and basically means `Gods`. Eloha means God, and Elohim means Gods.
YhWh Elohim means`brings god into existence`.
An interesting twist , though...although the word is used in Hebrew in the male and singular sense....as befits a paternalistic religion (Lord God is certainly male and there`s only one of him!) some scolars feel the words meaniing has been twisted, and that actually it is plural and maybe even female...as if it really referred originally to the many local, earth based and pagan `spirits of place` and deities.
To me, this earlier version resonates with parts of the Chronicles on a personal level.
TTFN,
Hag.
Read the Chronicles at 17 years old, many moons ago, and revisted when I heard the Runes were coming out. I read right through the series again, back to back, and was amazed at how much I`d missed the first time....and how much I`d found.
It was happening all over again..
Anyhow, to the question about the meaning of the` Elohim`.
Although not for a long time. so memory fades....I once studied the meaning of this word and its peculiar origin, and believe a brief word about it may have relevance to the meaning in the Chronicles.
Roughly, I remember that the word first appears in early Hebrew and basically means `Gods`. Eloha means God, and Elohim means Gods.
YhWh Elohim means`brings god into existence`.
An interesting twist , though...although the word is used in Hebrew in the male and singular sense....as befits a paternalistic religion (Lord God is certainly male and there`s only one of him!) some scolars feel the words meaniing has been twisted, and that actually it is plural and maybe even female...as if it really referred originally to the many local, earth based and pagan `spirits of place` and deities.
To me, this earlier version resonates with parts of the Chronicles on a personal level.
TTFN,
Hag.