2 Samuel 18:4:142 Sam.18.4.W14TAB
וּלְאַלָפִֽים׃
ulealafim
“and by thousands”
- Transliteration
- u-le-a-la-FIM
- Extended
- oo-leh-ah-laa-FEEM
- IPA
- /uːləʔălaːˈfiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and by thousands
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
u-le-a-la-FIM
- clause
va-ya-a-MOD ha-ME-lekh el-YAD ha-SHA-ar ve-KHOL-ha-AM ya-TSE-u le-me-OT u-le-a-la-FIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-LE-hem ha-ME-lekh a-sher-YI-tav be-e-NE-khem e-e-SE va-ya-a-MOD ha-ME-lekh el-YAD ha-SHA-ar ve-KHOL-ha-AM ya-TSE-u le-me-OT u-le-a-la-FIM
Exegesis
Finally, the distributive phrase yatse‘u leme‘ot vela‘alafim {יָצְאוּ לְמֵאוֹת וְלַאֲלָפִים | ya-tse-u le-me-ot ve-la-a-la-fim} employs the perfect verb and plural nouns to express groups in hundreds and thousands, illustrating Hebrew asyndeton and distributive plural formation.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:4
And the king said, “Whatever seems good in your eyes, I will do.” And the king stood beside the gate, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:4:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Samuel 18:4, so the Hebrew word וּלְאַלָפִֽים׃ (ulealafim) 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 Sam.18.4.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.4.W14.S1) and character.