YHWH IS ONE — NOT PLURAL
💬 The Confusion
The title “Elohim” (𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌) is grammatically plural but never means “gods” when referring to YHWH. This is due to the Hebrew “plural of majesty” or “intensive form,” signifying greatness, not number.
📌 Paleo-Hebrew and Early Scrolls
בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים
(Bereshit bara Elohim – In the beginning Elohim created)
Paleo-Hebrew/Square Script: “In the beginning Elohim created...”
The verb bara (created) is singular, not plural (*bar’u*). This proves Elohim is one being, not multiple gods.
Deuteronomy 6:4 uses *echad* (united singularity): “Hear, O Israel: YHWH our Elohim, YHWH is one.” It affirms YHWH is one, not three.
🔹 Why Elohim?
Hebrews used *Elohim* to show YHWH’s unmatched strength, authority, and supremacy, not plurality. False Trinitarian ideas came from:
- ❌ Greek philosophy introducing “essences” and “persons”
- ❌ Trinitarian doctrine invented at Nicaea (381 AD)
- ❌ Latin/Greek translators misreading *Elohim* as a divine group
Dead Sea Scrolls and Paleo-Hebrew use YHWH with singular verbs, confirming oneness.