Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Bill Rea <cctr114 AT it.canterbury.ac.nz>]

Harold wrote:-

>Question by way of Ron Sebring "Assuming ELOHIM is a female noun
>with a male plural ending, how should we translate the pronouns
>that refer to it into a gender neutral language like English,
>and still be true to the text?"  Any exegesis?  Harold  Helm

To me this raises the immediate question -- what evidence do you
have that elohim is a feminine plural noun and not either masculine 
plural or common plural?


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