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Thread #77888   Message #1395355
Posted By: Nerd
01-Feb-05 - 03:55 AM
Thread Name: BS: Disprove 'Christianity'...You can't.
Subject: RE: BS: Disprove 'Christianity'...You can't.
I don't think that's right, Clint. I don't think Elohim is specifically feminine plural.


El or Eloh=root word for "god" or "deity" (same word as Arabic Allah)
im=suffix denoting plural

This is where we get "eloheynu" from also eloh+eynu (our).

In some areas of the bible, "elohim" refers to various gods of the Hebrews' pagan neighbors, such as the Canaanites' Baal. In other places, it seems to be a "majestic plural" sort of like the "royal we." So if god is referred to as Elohim it does not necessarily mean plural OR female.