Numbers 25:9:6Num.25.9.W6TAB
אֶלֶף׃
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
ar-ba-A ve-es-RIM E-lef
- sentence
va-ye-HI-u ha-me-TIM ba-ma-ge-FA ar-ba-A ve-es-RIM E-lef
Exegesis
Hebrew numbers form a construct chain: arbaah {אַרְבָּעָה | ’ar-ba‘-âh} “four” + weesrim {וְעֶשְׂרִים | wə-‘eś-rîm} “and twenty” yields twenty-four, which combines with the scale alef {אָלֶף | ’ā-lĕf} “thousand.” English consolidates this to “twenty-four thousand” to reflect the Hebrew multiplication and emphasize the magnitude of the judgment.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-lamed-pe
“thousand”
In context — Numbers 25:9
And those who died in the plague were twenty-four thousand .
About this coordinate
Numbers 25:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 25:9, so the Hebrew word אֶלֶף׃ (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.25.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.25.9.W6.S1) and character.