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Leviathan: It's What's for Dinner

The Lord of Spirits

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Understanding the Intensive Plural in Hebrew

This chapter delves into the concept of the intensive plural in Hebrew, using examples like Elohim and behemoth to illustrate how it signifies intensification and emphasizes the greatness or superiority of the nouns it represents. The discussion draws comparisons to the plural of majesty in English and explores how the intensive plural is not directly translatable but analogous to certain linguistic conventions.

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