Numbers 2:13:5Num.2.13.W5TAB
אֶ֖לֶף
elef
“thousand”
- Transliteration
- E-lef
- Extended
- EH-lef
- 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
tish-A va-kha-mi-SHIM E-lef u-shLOSH me-OT
- sentence
u-tse-VA-o u-pek-u-DEI-hem tish-A va-kha-mi-SHIM E-lef u-shLOSH me-OT
Exegesis
This construct is directly followed by the cardinal numerals tishah va-hamishim elef u-shelosh meot {תִּשְׁעָה וַחֲמִשִּׁים אֶלֶף וּשְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת | tī-šāʿā va-ḥă-mî-šîm ʾĕ-leph u-šəlōš mê-ʾôṯ}, expressing the count as (9 + 50) × 1000 + 3 × 100 = 59,300. Hebrew enumeration places numerals after the nouns and omits a verb; English translation introduces “totaled” or “came to” for clarity. The precise enumeration form is preserved in the dynamic gloss to reflect Hebrew numeric structure.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-l-p
“thousand, group”
In context — Numbers 2:13
And his army and their enrolled men totaled 59,300.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 2:13, 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.2.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.13.W5.S1) and character.