429. elleh
Strong's Lexicon
elleh: These

Original Word: אֵלֶּה
Part of Speech: demonstrative pronoun plural
Transliteration: elleh
Pronunciation: EL-leh
Phonetic Spelling: (ale'-leh)
Definition: These
Meaning: these, those

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root אֵל (el), which is a demonstrative pronoun.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent for "these" is οὗτοι (houtoi), Strong's Greek #3778.

Usage: The Hebrew word "אֵלֶּה" (elleh) is a demonstrative pronoun used to refer to multiple items or people that are near in context or thought. It is equivalent to the English word "these." It is often used to specify or identify particular items or groups within a narrative or discourse.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, demonstrative pronouns like "elleh" were essential for storytelling and legal documentation. They helped clarify and specify subjects or objects within a narrative, which was crucial in oral traditions and written records. The use of "elleh" reflects the Hebrew language's emphasis on specificity and clarity in communication.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to elleh
Definition
these
NASB Translation
these (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֵלֶּה demonstrative pronoun plural these (Nabataean אלה (Lzb264 Cooke241), Cappadocian and Egyptian Aramaic אלה (LzbEph. i. 323 RÉS361A 3 S-CPap. E.13, Ki 13): probably therefore not, as used to be supposed, a Hebraism, but a peculiarity of the dialects of Jeremiah 10:11 and of Ezra (in which the usually Aramaic form אִלֵּין does not occur) : see further אִלֵּין); — these, Jeremiah 10:11; Ezra 5:15 Kt.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
these

(Aramaic) corresponding to 'el-leh -- these.

see HEBREW 'el-leh

Forms and Transliterations
אֵֽלֶּה׃ אלה׃ ’êl·leh ’êlleh Elleh
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Englishman's Concordance
Jeremiah 10:11
HEB: תְּח֥וֹת שְׁמַיָּ֖א אֵֽלֶּה׃ ס
KJV: and from under these heavens.
INT: under the heavens these

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 429
1 Occurrence


’êl·leh — 1 Occ.















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