First, is the form elohim plural? So long as the question is about the form, the answer is that indeed it is. That, however, does not mark the end of the relevant questions that should be asked. There is a second important question to be answered, about the sense of the word.
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Elohim ( אֱלוֹהִים , אלהים , sometimes transliterated as Aleim ) is a Hebrew word which expresses concepts of divinity. It is apparently related to the Hebrew word ēl, though morphologically it c...
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The Hebrew word for God is Elohim. Elohim ends with the masculine plural suffix "-ִים" From this we might conclude that Elohim signifies a numerical plural (i.e. denoting multiplicity) and translate it accordingly as gods.
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Elohim: Plural or Singular; Part 2; by Nehemia Gordon; www.karaites.info ... In part 1 we saw that the word Elohim is an "intensive plural". The intensive plural has the plural ending but the verbs and adjectives that accompany it are singular. The intensive plural denotes a singular object or individual but adds...
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It is but fair to say, for what it is worth, that the verbs used, for the most part, in the Hebrew texts with this plural elohim are generally in the singular number.
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among God (the second elohim) he judges." Clearly the second "elohim" is plural – and so there ARE other gods in the Hebrew, but who answer to the high God (Hebrew – El Elyon, Yahweh of Israel. ... The creation account in Genesis 1:26 ("let us make man in our image"), however, is NOT an example of plural elohim.
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The common name for God ... Elohim is the common name for God. It is a plural form, but "The usage of the language gives no support to the supposition that we have in the plural form Elohim, applied to the God of Israel, the remains of an early polytheism, or at least a combination with the higher spiritual beings" (Kautzsch).
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Elohim. One or Plural? ... The Hebrew noun Elohim is plural but the verb is singular, a normal usage in the OT when reference is to the one true ... “The plural Elohim is used frequently, a phenomenon sometimes called the majestic plural. Although the form is plural the one referred to or who is speaking is singular.” [6]
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2. The Use of the Plural Title, Elohim ... There is no idea of making God more than one by the use of the plural form Elohim" (CHRISTIAN BELIEFS, 1947, Page 26). THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BIBLE ENCYCLOPAEDIA: "By far the most frequent form of the Old Testament writers is the plural Elohim, but they use it regularly...
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Anina: why is elohim plural? ... Anina: are you relating this to God or the name elohim ... Anina: so for example, elohim has to do with nature because: breshit bara elohim...has to do with God creating everything?
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