2 Samuel 18:7:142 Sam.18.7.W14TAB
אָ֖לֶף׃
alef
“thousand”
- Transliteration
- A-lef
- Extended
- AA-lehf
- IPA
- /ˈʔaːlɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- thousand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
A-lef
- clause
es-rim A-lef
- sentence
va-yin-NAG-fu SHAM AM yis-ra-EL lif-ne av-DE da-VID vat-te-HI-SHAM ham-mag-ge-FA ge-do-LA bay-YOM ha-HU es-rim A-lef
Exegesis
The temporal phrase bayyôm hahʾû {בַּיּ֖וֹם הַהֽוּא | bayyôm hahʾû} ‘on that day’ frames the narrative, and the cardinal numerals ʿeśrîm ʾālep̄ {עֶשְׂרִים אָֽלֶף | ʿeśrîm ʾālep̄} follow Hebrew numeric syntax (unit before scale). In translation, the vav-consecutive chain is rendered into standard English narrative sequence, and the temporal clause is repositioned for clarity.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed–pe
“thousand, clan”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:7
And there the people of Israel were struck down before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter on that day—twenty thousand men.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:7:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Samuel 18:7, so the Hebrew word אָ֖לֶף׃ (alef) 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.18.7.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.7.W14.S1) and character.