Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site aecom.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!mcnc!philabs!aecom!berger From: berger@aecom.UUCP (Mitchell Berger) Newsgroups: net.religion,net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: Re: Only one God? Message-ID: <1003@aecom.UUCP> Date: Thu, 6-Dec-84 11:49:40 EST Article-I.D.: aecom.1003 Posted: Thu Dec 6 11:49:40 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 9-Dec-84 06:22:22 EST References: <284@spp2.UUCP> <56@mit-athena.ARPA> Organization: Albert Einstein Coll. of Med., NY Lines: 12 Xref: watmath net.religion:5006 net.religion.jewish:1047 > 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. *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** i always thought it was the royal we.... mb