1 Chronicles 22:14:91 Chr.22.14.W9TAB
אֶ֤לֶף
elef
“a thousand,”
- Transliteration
- E-lef
- Extended
- EH-lehf
- IPA
- /ˈʔɛlɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- a thousand,
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
E-lef
- phraseyour reading level
E-lef a-la-FIM
- clause
ve-hin-NE be-an-YI ha-khi-NO-ti le-VET-ye-ho-VAH za-HAV kik-ka-RIM me-A-e-lef ve-KHE-sef E-lef a-la-FIM kik-ka-RIM ve-lan-ne-KHO-shet ve-lab-bar-ZEL EN mish-KAL KI la-ROV ha-YA
- sentence
ve-hin-NE be-an-YI ha-khi-NO-ti le-VET-ye-ho-VAH za-HAV kik-ka-RIM me-A-e-lef ve-KHE-sef E-lef a-la-FIM kik-ka-RIM ve-lan-ne-KHO-shet ve-lab-bar-ZEL EN mish-KAL KI la-ROV ha-YA ve-TSE-tsim va-a-va-NIM ha-khi-NO-ti va-le-HEM to-SIF
Exegesis
The numerals meah-elef {מֵאָה־אֶלֶף | mêʾāh-ʾēlêp̄} and elef alafim {אֶלֶף אֲלָפִים | ʾēlêp̄ ʾălāp̄îm} illustrate Hebrew scale multiplication.
In context — 1 Chronicles 22:14
And now, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD one hundred thousand talents of gold, one million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weighing, for there was so much. I have prepared wood and stones, and you will add to them.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 22:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Chronicles 22:14, so the Hebrew word אֶ֤לֶף (elef) 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.22.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.22.14.W9.S1) and character.