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  • From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
  • To: Pastor Mark Eddy <markeddy AT adams.net>
  • Cc: BIblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] elohim 2555x or 2600x in the Hebrew Bible
  • Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 18:29:46 -0700

On 21/09/2003 15:04, Pastor Mark Eddy wrote:

...

If you include the singular EL a BibleWorks search comes up with 6499
occurrences with 22 forms in 4795
verses. If you had to, you could check each reference to see which form(s)
may have been overlooked in the
first reference you cited.
Mark Eddy



The singular of 'elohim is not 'el but 'eloah. These are two different words for "god". Both 'el and 'eloah have perfectly regular plurals, 'elim (Job 41:17) and 'elohim respectively. 'eloah occurs about 57 times in the singular.

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Peter Kirk
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