1 Chronicles 16:15:61 Chr.16.15.W6TAB
לְאֶ֥לֶף
leelef
“for a thousand”
- Transliteration
- le-E-lef
- Extended
- leh-EH-lehf
- IPA
- /ləˈʔɛlɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- for a thousand
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-E-lef
- phraseyour reading level
le-E-lef DOR
- sentence
zikh-RU le-o-LAM be-ri-TO da-VAR tsi-VA le-E-lef DOR
Exegesis
Finally, the phrase le’elef dor {לְאֶ֥לֶף דּֽוֹר | lə-ʾe-lef dôr} places quantitative scope on the covenant, extending its validity through a thousand generations.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 16:15, so the Hebrew word לְאֶ֥לֶף (leelef) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.16.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.15.W6.S1) and character.