January 12, 2015 - Plurality of Gods

1. The Hebrew Letter צ (Tsade) makes the "ts" sound we hear in "Nuts". Since there is no English equivalent letter, bible translations appear with "Z's", or "S's". This explains the sometimes different spelling for the word "Zion", which is sometimes rendered "Sion". Pronounced properly would be "Tsion". 
2. Hebrew is a gender language. Words ending with a "im" sound are male plural. Words ending in a "oath" or "oat" sound are feminine plural.

• Cherub-im (Angels, plural); Seraph-im (Burning ones (angels), plural); Eloh-im (Gods, plural; This is NOT the name of Deity as we sometimes suppose, but a title)
• Remember when Solomon went after the false gods of "Baalim" (Male plural) and "Ashtoroth" (Female plural)? (Notice the plural male and female forms of deity, though false gods in this case.

1. Hebrew Conjunctions: In English it is improper to begin sentences with a conjugation (like And, But, Therefore, etc), but it was totally legit in Hebrew. Look at any Book of Mormon or Bible passage and nearly every sentence begins with a conjunction. This is "Bad English, but good Hebrew". AND it came to pass... (And's are represented by the single Hebrew letter, ו Vav). Incidentally, "And it came to pass" looks like this: וַיְהִי (pronounced "Vaihee").