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Alaha
For the Hawaiian language term, see Aloha
Alaha ( ܐܠܗܐ Alâhâ [eastern], Ālōho [western], אלהא Elaha) means "god" in Aramaic. It is cognate to Northwest Semitic ’ēl and Akkadian ilu. The word is from a Proto-Semitic archaic biliteral ʾ-l meaning "god" (possibly with a wider meaning of "strong"), which was extended to a regular triliteral by the addition of a h (as in Hebrew אלוה Eloah and Arabic اﷲ Allāh).
New Testament
Alaha (specifically the form אלהי or elâhi; "my God") is transliterated in the Greek New Testament as ελοι (eloi). This is due to Greek phonology only allowing an "h" sound at the beginning of a word.
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