2 Chronicles 28:8:52 Chr.28.8.W5TAB
אֶ֗לֶף
elef
“thousand”
- Transliteration
- E-lef
- Extended
- EH-lehf
- IPA
- /ˈʔɛlɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
ma-A-ta-yim E-lef
- clause
va-yish-BU be-NE-Yis-ra-EL me-a-KHE-hem ma-A-ta-yim E-lef na-SHIM ba-NIM u-va-NOT ve-gam-sha-LAL RAV baz-ZU me-HEM
- sentence
va-yish-BU be-NE-Yis-ra-EL me-a-KHE-hem ma-A-ta-yim E-lef na-SHIM ba-NIM u-va-NOT ve-gam-sha-LAL RAV baz-ZU me-HEM va-ya-VI-u et-ha-sha-LAL le-sho-me-RON
Exegesis
The numeral expression māʾattayim ʾelep̄ {מָאתַיִם אֶלֶף | māʾattayim ʾelep̄} combines a dual form and singular numeral to express precise quantity.
In context — 2 Chronicles 28:8
And the sons of Israel took captive from their brothers two hundred thousand—women, sons, and daughters—and they also took much spoil from them and carried the spoil to Samaria .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 28:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 28:8, so the Hebrew word אֶ֗לֶף (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 2 Chr.28.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.28.8.W5.S1) and character.