Numbers 3:39:15Num.3.39.W15TAB
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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Word in context
- word
A-lef
- clause
KOL-za-KHAR mi-BEN-KHO-desh va-MA-la she-NA-yim ve-es-RIM A-lef
- sentence
KOL-pe-ku-DEI hal-vi-YIM a-SHER pa-KAD mo-SHEH ve-a-ha-RON al-PI Ye-ho-VAH le-mish-pe-KHO-taM KOL-za-KHAR mi-BEN-KHO-desh va-MA-la she-NA-yim ve-es-RIM A-lef
Exegesis
The numeral construction shnayim veEsrim elef {שְׁנַיִם וְעֶשְׂרִים אָלֶף | šə-na-yim wə-‘e-srîm ’ā-lep̄} follows the Hebrew pattern ((2 + 20) × 1,000) yielding 22,000. The syntax highlights divine mandate and clan organization before stating the total number.
In context — Numbers 3:39
All those counted from among the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered by the command of the LORD , by their families, every male from a month old and upward, were twenty-two thousand .
About this coordinate
Numbers 3:39:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Numbers 3:39, 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.3.39.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.3.39.W15.S1) and character.