Where does “אל” come from?

אל (Hebrew) comes from Proto-Semitic ʔil- — deity, god.

אל (Hebrew): A god, supreme deity; strength; defective...

Definitions

  1. A god, supreme deity; strength; defective...

Ancestry of “אל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god

Words derived from “אל

Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil-