The Name of God in the Old Testament Is Elahim

The oldest and most commonly used name in the bible is l or its plural form elohim. The jewish study bible i use leaves the hebrew untranslated. Most jews refuse to utter the word and instead substitute hashem the name. In other places, god is called el elion, god most high. But the most common name of god in the old testament is elahim, ten times more common than l. Elahim is simply the plural form of l in hebrew. It came to have two distinct meanings: when used with singular verbs or adjectives, it means gods, any gods. When elohim is used with a singular verb, it