| plural of majesty |
| Definition: A term applied to Hebrew grammar that denotes a plural noun that is used as the name of a single entity. The classic example being the name Elohim, a word that means "gods" in Hebrew, but which is the Jewish name for the one God. |
| Oxford English Dictionary: The phrase's first OED citation is from circa 1860: "The plural of majesty, elohim; [sic] occurs more than two thousand times." (Gesenius's, Hebrew & Chaldee Lexicon, 30/2) |