Numbers 2:11:5Num.2.11.W5TAB
אֶ֖לֶף
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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The word
Word in context
- word
E-lef
- clause
shi-SHA ve-ar-ba-IM E-lef va-kha-MESH me-OT
- sentence
u-tse-VA-o u-pe-ku-DAI-v shi-SHA ve-ar-ba-IM E-lef va-kha-MESH me-OT
Exegesis
The numeral šîššāh {שִׁשָּׁ֧ה | šîššāh} “six” plus arbaʻîm {אַרְבָּעִים | arbaʻîm} “forty” follow the Hebrew additive pattern, then ʼēleṯ {אֶ֖לֶף | ʼēleṯ} “thousand” scales the total to 46,000.
Root and etymology
א־ל־ף
“thousand, clan”
In context — Numbers 2:11
And his army and those numbered with him were 46,500 .
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 2:11, so the Hebrew word אֶ֖לֶף (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 Num.2.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.11.W5.S1) and character.