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From: berger@aecom.UUCP (Mitchell Berger)
Newsgroups: net.religion,net.religion.jewish
Subject: Re: Re: Only one God?
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Date: Thu, 6-Dec-84 11:49:40 EST
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> The  oldest  form of Biblical Hebrew has no regular abstract noun forms.
> In order to form an abstract concept divinity  from  the  noun  for  god
> ('elowah),  ancient Biblical Hebrew speakers would use 'elohim.  Calling
> God the Divinity is no different than the English usage calling the king
> your majesty.
> 
> Znunim,  a word for fornication, is a similar construction of a abstract
> concept noun from a masculine plural.

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i always thought it was the royal we....
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