Judges 20:45:16Judg.20.45.W16TAB
אַלְפַּ֥יִם
alpayim
“two thousand”
- Transliteration
- al-pa-YIM
- Extended
- ahl-pah-YIM
- IPA
- /ʔal.paˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- two thousand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
al-pa-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
al-pa-YIM ISH
- clause
va-yad-bi-KU a-kha-RAV ad-gid-OM va-yak-KU mi-me-NU al-pa-YIM ISH
- sentence
va-yif-NU va-ya-NU-su ha-mid-be-RA el-SE-la ha-rim-MON va-yo-le-LU-hu ba-me-si-LOT kha-ME-shet a-la-FIM ISH va-yad-bi-KU a-kha-RAV ad-gid-OM va-yak-KU mi-me-NU al-pa-YIM ISH
Exegesis
The numeral construct chameshet alafim ish {חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים אִ֑ישׁ | ḥămêšet ʾălâp̄îm ʾîš} ‘five thousand men’ quantifies casualties.
The Hiphil vayadbiqu acharav {וַיַּדְבִּ֤יקוּ אַחֲרָיו֙ | wayyadbiqqû ʾaḥărāyw} ‘and they pursued after him’ with the spatial ad-gidom {עַד־גִּדְעֹ֔ם | ʿad-gîdʿôwm} ‘as far as Gidom’ underscores relentless chase, and vayakku mimmennu alpayim ish {וַיַּכּ֥וּ מִמֶּ֖נּוּ אַלְפַּ֥יִם אִֽישׁ | wayyakku mimmennû ʾalp̄āyîm ʾîš} ‘and they struck from them two thousand men’ completes the tally, demonstrating the thoroughness of Israel’s pursuit.
In context — Judges 20:45
And they turned and fled to the wilderness , to the rock of Rimmon, and they overtook them on the highways, five thousand men . And they pursued after them as far as Gidom and struck down from them two thousand men.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:45:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Judges 20:45, so the Hebrew word אַלְפַּ֥יִם (alpayim) 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 Judg.20.45.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.45.W16.S1) and character.