Numbers 2:16:5Num.2.16.W5TAB
אֶ֜לֶף
elef
“thousand”
- Transliteration
- E-lef
- Extended
- EH-lef
- IPA
- /ˈʔɛ.lɛf/
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
- phraseyour reading level
me-AT E-lef
- clause
kol-ha-pe-ku-DEEM le-ma-kha-NEH re-u-VEN me-AT E-lef ve-e-KHAD va-kha-mi-SHIM E-lef ve-ar-BA-ME-ot va-kha-mi-SHIM le-tsiv-o-TAM
- sentence
kol-ha-pe-ku-DEEM le-ma-kha-NEH re-u-VEN me-AT E-lef ve-e-KHAD va-kha-mi-SHIM E-lef ve-ar-BA-ME-ot va-kha-mi-SHIM le-tsiv-o-TAM u-she-NI-im yis-SA-u
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-l-p
“thousand, group”
In context — Numbers 2:16
All the numbered men for the camp of Reuben were 151,450 for their companies , and they shall set out second.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 2:16, so the Hebrew word אֶ֜לֶף (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.2.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.16.W5.S1) and character.