אֱלֹהִים (Elohim) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning gods. It appears
2600 times
in 35 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H430).
Also rendered
God
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 93c)
Range of meaning (TWOT 93c)rulers, judges, divine ones, angels, gods; god, goddess, godlike one; the (true) God; magistrates; Godly
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
אֱלֹהִיםnoun, masculine, plural
1.plural in number.
a.rulers, judges, either as divine representatives at sacred places or as reflecting divine majesty and power
b.divine ones, superhuman beings including God and angels
c.angels
d.gods
2.plural intensive
a.god or goddess
b.godlike one
c.works of God
d.God
3.הָאֱלֹהִים the (true) God
4.אֱלֹהִים = God
Strong's H430אֱלֹהִים: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative KJV:angels, × exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), × (very) great, judges, × mighty.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 93: אלהʾlh — god, strong, be in front of, go to and fro, fear & object of fear, revered one, trepide confugere ad, leader, lord, be in front, stretch out to, reach after, swear, the one whom men strive to reach