אֶ֫לֶף
e.lephNounH0505
thousand
From: prop, the same as H504 (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
thousand 1) a thousand 1a) as numeral 2) a thousand, company 2a) as a company of men under one leader, troops
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun
Morphology H:N
DescriptionHebrew Noun
Occurrences
352 timesAppears 352 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Numbers
81
1 Chronicles
46
2 Chronicles
32
Judges
31
Ezk
21
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 13:1
- 1 Samuel 29:5
- Ecclesiastes 6:6
- Judges 20:10
- Numbers 2:4
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