Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Andronic Khandjani <andronicusmy AT gmail.com>]

Yes, we may not exclude this possibility but I think that plural was a good
way to express the complexity:"panim, behemot" .Maybe the word
kbod referred at first to *ventripotent *and* *fat* *leaders or rich persons
but this notion is evacuated in the Bible.

2011/10/28 Uzi Silber <uzisilber AT gmail.com>

> yes, but still -- could it not all point an earlier, polytheistic
> view? after all, Canaanites from whom we Jews may have emerged in part
> were polytheists, as were in fact so many of our Israelite/Judahite
> ancestors.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Andronic Khandjani
> <andronicusmy AT gmail.com> wrote:
> > Yes, but we are not to speak about theology here. The Bible is using the
> > plural form Elohim for Nisrok, the Assyrian god. This is for me enough to
> > prove that Elohim as the persian Yezdan acts as singular too even with
> >  plural form. We have the form Elohimo too confirming this point of view.
> >
> > 2011/10/28 K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>
> >
> >> Firouz:
> >>
> >> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 6:53 AM, Andronic Khandjani <
> >> andronicusmy AT gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Uzi,
> >>> Thanks.
> >>> How you will render Elohim?
> >>
> >>
> >> “God” in this context.
> >>
> >> There are two reasons given for the plural of the noun, one theological
> and
> >> the other linguistic:
> >> 1) the Christian view of Trinity, which has its roots in Tanakh.
> >> 2) the plural of respect and honor, used also for human masters and
> lords.
> >>
> >>
> >>> Why the governing verb is singular?
> >>>
> >>
> >> Because it is recognized that there is one God.
> >>
> >>>
> >>> I think that we must consider Elohim as singular even HE speaks to
> Angels.
> >>> I
> >>> would maintain the monotheism of the author.
> >>>
> >>> Firouz Khandjani
> >>>
> >>> Karl W. Randolph.
> >>
> >>
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