אֱלֹהִים
elohim
God, gods, divine being
plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; 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; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
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Lesa
(Bemba)
| Hebrew meaning | God, gods, divine being |
| Bemba meaning | God |
| Semantic domain | worship |
| Notes | Root -lesa | possibly from -leza (care for) | different root cluster |
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Kalunga
(Herero)
| Hebrew meaning | God, gods, divine being |
| Herero meaning | God |
| Semantic domain | worship |
| Notes | Class 12 prefix ka- + root -lunga | Southwest Bantu form |
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Leza
(Ila)
| Hebrew meaning | God, gods, divine being |
| Ila meaning | God |
| Semantic domain | worship |
| Notes | Root -leza | cognate with Tonga and Bemba | Southern Zambia form |
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Kalunga
(Kaonde)
| Hebrew meaning | God, gods, divine being |
| Kaonde meaning | God |
| Semantic domain | worship |
| Notes | Class 12 prefix ka- + root -lunga | Zambian Bantu |
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mudzimu
(Karanga)
| Hebrew meaning | God, gods, divine being |
| Karanga meaning | spirit |
| Semantic domain | worship |
| Notes | Class 1 prefix mu- + root -dzim- + final vowel -u | Shona dialect |
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Kalunga
(Kimbundu)
| Hebrew meaning | God, gods, divine being |
| Kimbundu meaning | God |
| Semantic domain | worship |
| Notes | Class 12 prefix ka- + root -lunga | cognate with Herero |
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Mulimu
(Lozi)
| Hebrew meaning | God, gods, mighty ones |
| Lozi meaning | God, Supreme being |
| Notes | Class 1 prefix mu- + root -limu | l/r alternation common |
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Mulungu
(Luba-Katanga)
| Hebrew meaning | God, gods, divine being |
| Luba-Katanga meaning | God |
| Semantic domain | worship |
| Notes | Class 1 prefix mu- + root -lungu | Central Bantu form |
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Kalunga
(Lunda)
| Hebrew meaning | God, gods, divine being |
| Lunda meaning | God |
| Semantic domain | worship |
| Notes | Class 12 prefix ka- + root -lunga | DRC/Zambia border |
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Kalunga
(Luvale)
| Hebrew meaning | God, gods, divine being |
| Luvale meaning | God |
| Semantic domain | worship |
| Notes | Class 12 prefix ka- + root -lunga | Zambia/Angola |
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mudzimu
(Manyika)
| Hebrew meaning | God, gods, divine being |
| Manyika meaning | spirit |
| Semantic domain | worship |
| Notes | Class 1 prefix mu- + root -dzim- + final vowel -u | Eastern Shona dialect |
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Kalunga
(Mbunda)
| Hebrew meaning | God, gods, divine being |
| Mbunda meaning | God |
| Semantic domain | worship |
| Notes | Class 12 prefix ka- + root -lunga | Zambia/Angola |
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Kalunga
(Ndonga)
| Hebrew meaning | God, gods, divine being |
| Ndonga meaning | God |
| Semantic domain | worship |
| Notes | Class 12 prefix ka- + root -lunga | Namibian Bantu |
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Kalunga
(Ovambo)
| Hebrew meaning | God, gods, divine being |
| Ovambo meaning | God |
| Semantic domain | worship |
| Notes | Class 12 prefix ka- + root -lunga | cognate with Ndonga |
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badimo
(Sepedi)
| Hebrew meaning | God, gods, divine being |
| Sepedi meaning | ancestors |
| Semantic domain | worship |
| Notes | Class 2 plural prefix ba- + root -dim- + final vowel -o | cognate with Sotho/Tswana |
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badimo
(Sotho)
| Hebrew meaning | God, gods, divine being |
| Sotho meaning | ancestral spirits |
| Semantic domain | worship |
| Notes | Class 2 plural prefix ba- + root -dim- + final vowel -o | plural = the ancestors |
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Leza
(Tonga (Zambia))
| Hebrew meaning | God, gods, divine being |
| Tonga (Zambia) meaning | God |
| Semantic domain | worship |
| Notes | Root -leza | cognate with Bemba Lesa | l-z skeleton |
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badimo
(Tswana)
| Hebrew meaning | God, gods, divine being |
| Tswana meaning | ancestors |
| Semantic domain | worship |
| Notes | Class 2 plural prefix ba- + root -dim- + final vowel -o | plural of Modimo |
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Kalunga
(Umbundu)
| Hebrew meaning | God, gods, divine being |
| Umbundu meaning | God |
| Semantic domain | worship |
| Notes | Class 12 prefix ka- + root -lunga | Angolan Bantu |
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midzimu
(Zezuru)
| Hebrew meaning | God, gods, divine being |
| Zezuru meaning | ancestors |
| Semantic domain | worship |
| Notes | Class 4 plural prefix mi- + root -dzim- + final vowel -u | Central Shona dialect |