Is the Hebrew word for God in Genesis 1:1 plural?

Yes. In Genesis 1:1 the Hebrew term rendered God is Elohim, and Elohim is a plural word. The same Hebrew word appears for plural pagan gods, though there uncapitalized. This plural form points to the triune God, a plurality of persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, co-equal.

Les explains that when Genesis opens with “in the beginning God,” the English term of deity is G-O-D, but in the Hebrew it was Elohim, and Elohim in the Hebrew is a plural word. He notes that an Old Testament text referring to pagan gods, plural, uses the same Hebrew word only without capitalization. He connects this to the triune God, a plurality of persons. Les also states he is a firm believer in the Trinity, or the triune God: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. He emphasizes that none of them supersede or are above the others, but they are all co-equal.

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

What does the Hebrew word Elohim mean?

The Hebrew word Elohim means God, a plural term for deity. It can refer to the true God or, uncapitalized, to pagan gods plural. In Scripture it indicates the triune God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—a plurality of persons who are co-equal.