Elokhim (אלהים) is the Hebrew word most frequently translated as “God” in the Hebrew Bible, yet its grammatical form is striking: a plural noun (plural of elôah, “god”) that almost always takes singular verb agreement when referring to the God of Israel. The name thus combines the sense of a single divine being with an inherent plurality of powers, often understood as the sum of all the sephiroth or as the active creative agency that speaks in Genesis 1 (“Elohim said, Let there be light”). In the context of Liber 777, this name is assigned to Binah (Understanding) as a Divine Name, but also to other positions on the Tree—specifically in Assiah it appears at Path 12 (the second path from Malkuth to Yesod) and at Paths 19 and 31. The translation “God of Gods” among the 777 correspondences hints at its role as the abstract principle of divine order made manifest.

Position on the Tree of Life

On the Tree of Life, the name Elokhim appears as the God-Name in Assiah at Path 12 (Samekh), a vertical path that connects Yesod (Foundation) to Tiphereth (Beauty). On the 777 scale, Path 12 corresponds to the sphere of the Moon and the Hebrew letter Samekh, which means “prop” or “support.” This path represents the trial of faith and the metaphorical winding path that the soul must traverse; the assignment of Elohim here reinforces the idea that even in the densest, most “fallen” world of Assiah, the divine creative power is ever-present as a support for the aspirant.

Astrological and planetary correspondence

In the 777 system, Path 12 is linked to the Moon (which in turn corresponds to Yesod in the greater worlds). The Moon reflects light—Elohim, in its function as the “gods” or as the separated forces of nature, is the active power that gives form to the unformed, analogous to the lunar cycle that imposes order on time. The astrological correspondence underscores Elohim as the ruler of generation and the cycles of nature.

Historical context

The name אלהים appears over 2,500 times in the Tanakh. In Jewish mystical tradition, the Kabbalists saw in its plural form the hint of the Sephirotic structure—Elohim is the name that unites the seven lower Sephiroth (from Chesed to Malkuth) in a single word, with the letter Heh (ה) in the middle representing the 50 gates of understanding. In the Zohar, the name is associated with the Shekhinah (the immanent presence of God) and with the Midat ha-Din (the Attribute of Justice). In the Greater Key of Solomon, “Elohim” is an evocation word for commanding the spirits of the elements. In the theurgical tradition, it is the authority by which the magician calls the forces of the second Sephirah (Chokmah) into the world of action.

Closing

The assignment of Elokhim to Path 12 in Assiah in Liber 777 reminds the qabalist that the same name which booms over the abyss of creation in Genesis is also the name that stabilizes the path between the foundation and the heart—a support for the soul as it navigates the material world.