 Cognates of the name " Allāh " exist in other Semitic languages , including Hebrew and Aramaic . The corresponding Aramaic form is Elah ( אלה ) , but its emphatic state is Elaha ( אלהא ) . It is written as ܐܠܗܐ ( ʼĔlāhā ) in Biblical Aramaic and ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ( ʼAlâhâ ) in Syriac as used by the Assyrian Church , both meaning simply " God " . Biblical Hebrew mostly uses the plural ( but functional singular ) form Elohim ( אלהים ) , but more rarely it also uses the singular form Eloah ( אלוהּ ) . In the Sikh scripture of Guru Granth Sahib , the term Allah ( Punjabi : ਅਲਹੁ , translit . ਅਲਾਹ ) is used 37 times . 
 Cognates of the name " Allāh " exist in other Semitic languages , including Hebrew and Aramaic . The corresponding Aramaic form <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>Elah ( אלה ) , but its emphatic state <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>Elaha ( אלהא ) . It is written as ܐܠܗܐ ( ʼĔlāhā ) in Biblical Aramaic and ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ( ʼAlâhâ ) in Syriac as used by the Assyrian Church , both meaning simply " God " . Biblical Hebrew mostly <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>uses</mark></a> the plural ( but functional singular ) form Elohim ( אלהים ) , but more rarely it also <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>uses</mark></a> the singular form Eloah ( אלוהּ ) . In the Sikh scripture of Guru Granth Sahib , the term Allah ( Punjabi : ਅਲਹੁ , translit . ਅਲਾਹ ) is used 37 times . 
Cognates of da name " Allāh " exist in other Semitic languages , including Hebrew and Aramaic . Tdacorresponding Aramaic form Elah ( אלה ) , but its emphatic state Elaha ( אלהא ) . It is written as ܐܠܗܐ ( ʼĔlāhā ) in Biblical Aramaic and ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ( ʼAlâhâ ) in Syriac as used by thdassyrian Church , both meaning simply " God " . Biblical Hebrew mostly use the plural ( but functional singular ) form Elohim ( אלהים ) , but more rarely it also use thedangular form Eloah ( אלוהּ ) . In the dah scripture of Guru Granth Sahib , the term Allah ( Punjabi : ਅਲਹੁ , translit . ਅਲਾਹ ) is used 37 times .