Both singular forms seem to be closely related to each other. But what exactly is the connection and the difference (in grammar and, more important, in meaning) between the two? And what is the best way to define both words El (אל) and Eloah (אלוה)? It seems that El has its own development; El-singular, Eili-plural and Elim-collective plural.

2022年12月9日 · What is the difference in meaning between Elohim and Elohe?

I had been taught that Elokim is a unification of Divine Feminine and Masculine from the root Elo-aH. Is this the case or is the Name Elo-aH also masculine?

2019年10月18日 · There's nothing wrong with saying "Eloah" aloud as a practice word. Just like how you'd say "Elohim Acherim" repeatedly without hesitation. (This answer is total overkill to the point of being harder to understand IMO btw.)

The Vilna Gaon on his commentary to the first blessing of Shemoneh Esrei (pg. 168 in Ishei Yisrael) says that the name א-ל refers to Hashem's existence as beyond and outside the world, a level to which we cannot relate: אל נאמר על אין סוף שמתפשט בלא צמצום אלו-הים, on the other hand, the Nefesh HaChaim (Shaar 3 Ch. 11) writes, refers to Hashem as the Power ...

2020年8月15日 · R. Judah Halevi addresses this in Part IV of the Kuzari: The word has a plural form, because it was so used by gentile idolaters, who believed that every deity was invested with astral and other powers. Each of these was called Eloah; their united forces were therefore, called Elohim. (Hirschfeld translation p. 198)

2023年5月16日 · The Ramchal in Da'at Tevunot refers to the soul as a chelek eloah mima'al. The reference is in siman 24 (page 7) of the R' Chaim Friedlander edition. I don't know if there are any sources older than that, but it sounds from the Ramchal's verbiage that the concept was already pretty well known.

Is there a difference between a חֵטְא (cheit) and an עֲבֵרָה (aveira)? I translate both of those words as "sin." Maybe they signify a different level of magnitude? Or maybe one word is simply app...

2023年7月30日 · The word for “Your decrees” (Sefaria) appears in Tehillim 119 (& elsewhere) in two forms with and without the letter “vav”. The meanings seem to be identical but the pronunciation is different.

2021年10月11日 · Maybe my question wasn't clear but I'm looking for the Almah in the book of Isaiah since Isaiah is saying Ha-Almah so he must be referring to a woman in his writings ideally somewhere close to chapter 7. If he's referring to an Almah that is not found in his own writings, then her characteristics must at least be found somewhere in the Tanakh, ideally somewhere in the Torah, otherwise it makes ...