 That the language of the OT has entirely given up the idea of plurality in DTlbK (as applied to the God of Israel) is especially shown by the fact that it is almost invariably construed with a singular verbal predicate, and takes a singular adjectival...  The Pluralis Intensivus in Hebrew - Page 19by Aaron Ember - 1905 - 41 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Hebrew philology - 1905 - 274 pages
...support to this theory. That the language of the OT has entirely given up the idea of plurality in DTibtf (as applied to the God of Israel) is especially shown...in old, prehistoric times. But this is not at all likely."' DTibS must rather be explained as an intensive plural, denoting greatness and majesty, being... | |
 | Michael Barber - Religion - 2006 - 264 pages
..."That the language of the O[ld] T[estament] has entirely given up the idea of plurality in E.LO.HIM' (as applied to the God of Israel) is especially shown...predicate, and takes a singular adjectival attribute. ... E.LO.HIM' must rather be explained as an intensive plural, denoting greatness, and majesty, being... | |
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Patrick Navas - 2006 - 577 pages
...by one source: "That the language of the OT has entirely given up the idea of plurality...["Elohim*] (as applied to the God of Israel) is especially shown by the fact that it is almost invariably constniad with a singular verbal predicate, and takes a singular adjectival attribute... [^ Elohim']... | |
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