1 Samuel 15:4:101 Sam.15.4.W10TAB
אֲלָפִ֖ים
alafim
“thousand”
- Transliteration
- a-la-FIM
- Extended
- ah-laa-FEEM
- IPA
- /ʔălaːˈfiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- thousand
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-la-FIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-SE-ret a-la-FIM
- clause
va-a-SE-ret a-la-FIM ET-ISH ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-yish-MA sha-UL ET-ha-AM va-yif-ke-DEM ba-te-la-IM ma-a-TA-yim E-lef rag-LI va-a-SE-ret a-la-FIM ET-ISH ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The coordinating wa-ʿăseret {וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת | wa-ʿăseret} ‘and ten’ links with ʼālāp̄îm {אֲלָפִ֖ים | ʼālāp̄îm} ‘thousands’, followed by the direct-object marker ʾet-ʾîš {אֶת־אִ֥ישׁ | ʾet-ʾîš} specifying the men of the clan yəhūḏā {יְהוּדָֽה | yəhūḏā}. This parallel enumeration underscores Saul’s systematic military organization and distinguishes the general levy from the contingent contributed by Judah.
Root and etymology
פ־י־ה
“mouth, command”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:4
And Saul summoned the people and mustered them at Telaim—two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 15:4, so the Hebrew word אֲלָפִ֖ים (alafim) 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 Sam.15.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.4.W10.S1) and character.