El (deity) - Wikipedia El[a] is a Northwest Semitic word meaning ' god ' or 'deity', or referring (as a proper name) to any one of multiple major ancient Near Eastern deities A rarer form, 'ila, represents the predicate form in the Old Akkadian and Amorite languages [8] The word is derived from the Proto-Semitic *ʔil- [9] Originally a Canaanite deity known as 'El, 'Al or 'Il was the supreme god of the ancient
El | Hebrew God, Creator, Supreme Being | Britannica El, the general term for “deity” in Semitic languages as well as the name of the chief deity of the West Semites In the ancient texts from Ras Shamra (ancient Ugarit) in Syria, El was described as the titular head of the pantheon, husband of Asherah, and father of all the other gods (except for Baal) His most common epithet was “the Bull,” but he was also sometimes called “Creator
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El - New World Encyclopedia El can be translated either as "God" or "god," depending upon whether it refers to the one God or to a lesser divine being As an element in proper names, "el" is found in ancient Aramaic, Arabic, and Ethiopic languages, as well as Hebrew (e g "Samu·el" and "Jo·el")
The Hebrew Names for God - El he word El (אל) comes from a root word meaning "might, strength, power" and probably derives from the Ugaritic term for god In Scripture, the primary meanings of this root are "god" (pagan or false gods), "God" (the true God of Israel), and sometimes "the mighty" (referring to men or angels)
El (God) - Encyclopedia. com In the Phoenician pantheon described in the texts of ugarit, El appears as the supreme god; he is the father of the gods and lord of heaven, the chief and utterly transcendent one, of moral and benign character
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