Who or what is an elohim? It’s actually a broad title (not a name) which can be translated as “God,” “god,” “godhead,” “spirit,” “deity,” “divine being,” or “strong one”—with each option carrying its own theological agenda. Variants of this word appear in languages throughout the ancient Near East, suggesting that elohim and its meaning was borrowed from secular societies which predated Israel and Moses. Other nations talked about their elohim all the time, often in very loving and appreciative tones.