אֲלָפִים֙

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֲלָפִים֙

   a-la-FIM

   thousands
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת אֲלָפִים֙

   ve-shiv-AT a-la-FIM

   and seven {construct} thousands
3. clause🔊 וְעַל־יָדָם֩ חֵ֨יל צָבָ֜א שְׁלֹ֧שׁ מֵא֣וֹת אֶ֗לֶף וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת אֲלָפִים֙ וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֔וֹת עוֹשֵׂ֥י מִלְחָמָ֖ה בְּכֹ֣חַ חָ֑יִל

   ve-AL-ya-DAM KHEIL tsa-VA she-LOSH me-OT E-lef ve-shiv-AT a-la-FIM va-kha-MESH me-OT o-SE mil-kha-MA be-KHO-akh kha-YIL

   and under their hand or authority force or army of an army three hundreds of a thousand and seven {construct} thousands and five hundreds makers of or doers of war with strength of valor or might
4. sentence🔊 וְעַל־יָדָם֩ חֵ֨יל צָבָ֜א שְׁלֹ֧שׁ מֵא֣וֹת אֶ֗לֶף וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת אֲלָפִים֙ וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֔וֹת עוֹשֵׂ֥י מִלְחָמָ֖ה בְּכֹ֣חַ חָ֑יִל לַעְזֹ֥ר לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עַל־הָאוֹיֵֽב׃

   ve-AL-ya-DAM KHEIL tsa-VA she-LOSH me-OT E-lef ve-shiv-AT a-la-FIM va-kha-MESH me-OT o-SE mil-kha-MA be-KHO-akh kha-YIL la-e-ZOR lam-ME-lekh al-ha-o-YEV

   and under their hand or authority force or army of an army three hundreds of a thousand and seven {construct} thousands and five hundreds makers of or doers of war with strength of valor or might to help the king against the enemy

Exegesis

The additive numerals shelosh mê-ʾôṯ ʾelep̄ {שְׁלֹשׁ מֵא֣וֹת אֶ֗לֶף | śəlōš mê-ʾôṯ ʾe-lep̄}, wə-šib-‘aṯ ʾă-lā-p̄īm {וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת אֲלָפִים | wə-šib-‘aṯ ʾă-lā-p̄īm}, wa-ḥă-mêš mê-ʾôṯ {וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֔וֹת | wa-ḥă-mêš mê-ʾôṯ} follow Hebrew additive numbering totaling 307,500.