Allah vs. Elohim — What's the Difference?

Allah (; Arabic: الله‎, romanized: Allāh, IPA: [ʔaɫ.ɫaːh] (listen)) is the common Arabic word for God. In the English language, the word generally refers to God in Islam.

In the Hebrew Bible, elohim (Hebrew: אֱלֹהִים‎ [(ʔ)eloˈ(h)im]) usually refers to a single deity, particularly (but not always) the God of Israel. At other times it refers to deities in the plural.The word is the plural form of the word eloah and related to el.

God, especially in Islam.

A name for God in the Hebrew Scriptures.

Alternative case form of Allah

One of the principal names by which God is designated in the Hebrew Scriptures.

The name of the Supreme Being, in use among the Arabs and the Mohammedans generally.

Muslim name for the one and only God