Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Tony Costa" <tmcos AT rogers.com>]

It should also be pointed out that Elohim is sometimes used with plural
verbs, nouns and adjectives even when it refers to the One God.

Tony Costa

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shoshanna Walker" <rosewalk AT concentric.net>
To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: [b-Hebrew] Elohim


> 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?
> Ready, set, go!
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