Berean Strong's Lexicon eleph: Thousand Original Word: אֶלֶף Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to associate or be familiar with. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5505 (chilias): A thousand, used in the New Testament to denote large numbers, similar to "eleph" in the Old Testament. Usage: The Hebrew word "eleph" primarily denotes the number "thousand." It is used in the Old Testament to quantify large groups, whether of people, animals, or other items. The term can also imply a military unit or clan, suggesting a collective or organized group. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, numbers were often used symbolically as well as literally. The term "eleph" could represent a literal count of a thousand, but it might also signify a large, unspecified number or a significant military unit. In the context of tribal and familial structures, "eleph" could denote a clan or a group of families, reflecting the communal and collective nature of ancient Near Eastern societies. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom alaph Definition cattle NASB Translation herd (4), oxen (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. [ֶ֫ אלֶף] noun masculinePsalm 8:8; only plural cattle (Phoenician אלף, Assyrian alpu, COTGloss) — אֲלָפִים Proverbs 14:4; Isaiah 30:24 used in tillage; subject to man Psalm 8:8 ("" צֹנֶה); their increase שְׁגַר אֲלָפֶיךָ a blessing Deuteronomy 7:13; Deuteronomy 28:4,18,51 ("" all עַשְׁתִּרֹת צאֹנֶ֑ךָ). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance family, kine, oxen From 'alph; a family; also (from the sense of yoking or taming) an ox or cow -- family, kine, oxen. see HEBREW 'alph Forms and Transliterations אֲ֭לָפִים אֲלָפֶ֖יךָ אֲלָפֶ֙יךָ֙ אַלְפִּי֙ אלפי אלפיך אלפים וְהָאֲלָפִ֣ים וַאֲלָפִ֣ים ואלפים והאלפים ’ă·lā·p̄e·ḵā ’ă·lā·p̄îm ’al·pî ’ălāp̄eḵā ’ălāp̄îm ’alpî alaFeicha Alafim alPi vaalaFim vehaalaFim wa’ălāp̄îm wa·’ă·lā·p̄îm wə·hā·’ă·lā·p̄îm wəhā’ălāp̄îmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Deuteronomy 7:13 HEB: וְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָ שְׁגַר־ אֲלָפֶ֙יךָ֙ וְעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣ת צֹאנֶ֔ךָ NAS: the increase of your herd and the young KJV: the increase of thy kine, and the flocks INT: and your oil the increase of your herd and the young of your flock Deuteronomy 28:4 Deuteronomy 28:18 Deuteronomy 28:51 Judges 6:15 Psalm 8:7 Proverbs 14:4 Isaiah 30:24 8 Occurrences |