2 Chronicles 15:11:122 Chr.15.11.W12TAB
אֲלָפִֽים׃
alafim
“thousands”
- Transliteration
- a-la-FIM
- Extended
- ah-lah-FEEM
- IPA
- /ʔălaːˈfiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- thousands
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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
shiv-AT a-la-FIM
- clause
ba-KAR she-VA me-OT ve-TSON shiv-AT a-la-FIM
- sentence
va-yiz-be-KHU la-Ye-ho-VAH ba-YOM ha-HU min-ha-sha-LAL he-VI-u ba-KAR she-VA me-OT ve-TSON shiv-AT a-la-FIM
Exegesis
The coordinated action heviu {הֵבִיאוּ | hê·ḇî·ʾū} “they brought” and the numerical expressions bakar sheva meot {בָּקָר שְׁבַע מֵאוֹת | bā·qār šĕ·ḇaʿ mē·ʾōṯ} “cattle, seven hundreds” and vetson shivat alafim {וְצֹאן שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים | wə·ṣō·ʾn šî·ḇaʿ·ăt ʾă·lā·p̄îm} “and sheep/goats, seven thousands” follow Hebrew number syntax. The construct chain shivat alafim emphasizes precise totals. English maintains Hebrew sequencing to highlight origin and magnitude of the sacrifice.
In context — 2 Chronicles 15:11
And they sacrificed to the LORD on that day from the plunder they brought seven hundred cattle and seven thousand sheep .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 15:11:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Chronicles 15:11, so the Hebrew word אֲלָפִֽים׃ (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 2 Chr.15.11.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.15.11.W12.S1) and character.