Numbers 2:9:7Num.2.9.W7TAB
אֶ֛לֶף
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
- phraseyour reading level
u-she-mo-NEEM E-lef
- clause
KOL-ha-pe-ku-DEEM le-ma-kha-NEH ye-hu-DAH me-AT E-lef u-she-mo-NEEM E-lef ve-SHE-shet-a-la-FEEM ve-AR-ba-me-OT le-tsiv-o-TAM
- sentence
KOL-ha-pe-ku-DEEM le-ma-kha-NEH ye-hu-DAH me-AT E-lef u-she-mo-NEEM E-lef ve-SHE-shet-a-la-FEEM ve-AR-ba-me-OT le-tsiv-o-TAM ri-sho-NAH yi-sa-U
Exegesis
A cumulative series of numeric constructs—mĕ'at 'elep {מְאַת אֶלֶף | məʾāt 'elep} ‘one hundred thousand,’ u-shmonim 'elep {וּשְׁמֹנִים אֶלֶף | ū-šəmōnîm 'elep} ‘and eighty thousand,’ wə-shēšet alāpîm {וְשֵׁשֶׁת אֲלָפִים | wə-šēšet 'alāpîm} ‘and six thousand,’ wə-arba mē'ōṯ {וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת | wə-ʾarḇā mēʾōṯ} ‘and four hundred’—yields the total of 186,400.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-l-p
“thousand, group”
In context — Numbers 2:9
All who were numbered in the camp of Judah totaled 186,400 according to their divisions; first, they shall set out .
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 2:9, so the Hebrew word אֶ֛לֶף (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.2.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.9.W7.S1) and character.