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Adnan Oktar
Harun Yahya
home, batim; homes). Due to this suffix in
the noun Elohim, some Christians have thought
that the name of God here is a plural form and they have claimed
that, according to the Torah, the Israelites also believed in the
Trinity. However, there are several words in Hebrew that end
with the suffix -im but still express a singular form: these include
Panim; face, Shamayim; sky or skies, Rahamim; mercy or compas-
sion, Mayim; water and, Pnim; interior, and many others. The
idea that the Torah therefore contains the concept of the Trinity
is based on ignorance.
In any case, in Hebrew the verb changes according to
whether the subject is singular or plural. It is therefore easy to
tell if a sentence refers to a single person or more than one by
looking at the verb. If the word Elohim were plural, as some
Christians maintain, then the Hebrew should read "Vayomru
Elohim" (the gods said). But on every occasion the Torah reads
"Vayomer Elohim" (God said).
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