Re: are El/ohim and Allah related?

On Dec 2, 6:49 pm, Ramblin Bob <m...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Peter T. Daniels wrote:
On Dec 1, 8:34 am, Ramblin Bob <m...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

That's what I got mixed up in my OP. I've heard the "el" (or
"'el"!)  in those names means "God" so I thought "'elohim" (if I
have that right) was its plural.

"'El" and "'eloh" are very similar. If they both mean "God/god,"
how likely is it that they are *not* related?-

To take a not uncomparable example from English, how likely is it that
"bear" and "beard" are *not* related? (Try to keep in mind that
consonants are somewhat more significant in Semitic lexical items than
in English ones.)

Sure, I get your point, but "bear" and "beard" don't have similar
meanings!

Evidently you haven't been following Franz's ramblings.
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