Numbers 26:41:6Num.26.41.W6TAB
אָֽלֶף׃
alef
“thousand”
- Transliteration
- A-lef
- Extended
- AA-lef
- IPA
- /ˈʔaː.lɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- thousand
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
A-lef
- phraseyour reading level
kha-MESH-ve-ar-ba-IM A-lef
- clause
le-mish-pe-kho-TAM uf-ke-de-HEM kha-MESH-ve-ar-ba-IM A-lef
- sentence
E-leh be-NEI-bin-ya-MIN le-mish-pe-kho-TAM uf-ke-de-HEM kha-MESH-ve-ar-ba-IM A-lef
Exegesis
The numeric sequence uses chamisha ve-arbaim {חֲמִשָּׁ֧ה וְאַרְבָּעִים | cha-mi-shāh wə-ar-bā-ʿîm} ‘five and forty’ plus the scale elef {אֶלֶף | ʾe-lef} ‘thousand’, then vesesh meot {וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת | wə-šēš mē-ʾōt} ‘and six hundreds’, in line with Hebrew numbering rules. The plural suffixes in mishpechotam and upekudeihem maintain reference to the third person masculine plural collective, reinforcing linkage to the descendants of Benjamin. Coordination and construct patterns here reflect the structured presentation of census data in the Torah.
Root and etymology
aleph-lamed-pehaleph-lamed-peh
“thousand, multitude”
In context — Numbers 26:41
These are the sons of Benjamin according to their clans, and their numbered ones totaled 45,600.
About this coordinate
Numbers 26:41:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 26:41, so the Hebrew word אָֽלֶף׃ (alef) 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.26.41.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.26.41.W6.S1) and character.