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  • From: Shoshanna Walker <rosewalk AT concentric.net>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-Hebrew] Elohim
  • Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 17:56:35 -0500

Elohim is one of the names of G-d.

"Bereshit BARA Elohim" - in the beginning G-d (created) - Bara is singular. Elohim refers to the One G-d

In other places it is used in the plural

Shoshanna



I've read that the singular G-d is 'el -- and 'eloah is a back-formation
without basis in other Semitic languages. Does anyone have a citation or (better
yet) a proof one way or the other?

Is 'elohim the plural (a) of 'eloah, or (b) of 'el?
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