אֲלַ֑ף

a.laphNounH0506

thousand

From: (Aramaic) or אֶלֶף; (Aramaic), corresponding to H505 (אֶלֶף)

Short Definition

{hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand}

Full Lexicon Entry

a thousand, 1000 Aramaic of e.leph (*אֶ֫לֶף *": thousand" H0505)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology A:N

DescriptionA:N

Occurrences

2 times

Appears 2 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Daniel
2

Key Passages

  • Daniel 5:1
  • Daniel 7:10

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