Numbers 4:44:5Num.4.44.W5TAB
אֲלָפִ֖ים
alafim
“thousand”
- Transliteration
- a-la-FIM
- Extended
- a-lah-FEEM
- IPA
- /ʔălaˈfim/
Meaning by language
- English
- thousand
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-la-FIM
- phraseyour reading level
she-LO-shet a-la-FIM
- clause
she-LO-shet a-la-FIM u-ma-ta-YIM
- sentence
va-yih-YU pe-ku-DEI-hem le-mish-pekho-TAM she-LO-shet a-la-FIM u-ma-ta-YIM
Exegesis
The compound numeral seloshet alafim umataim {שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים וּמָאתָֽיִם | šəlōšet ʾălāp̄îm ūməʾatayim} ‘3,200’ combines thousands and hundreds into a single expression. English renders this as “3,200” for clarity, while Hebrew syntax emphasizes both the census total and its organization by family groups.
Root and etymology
p-ʾ-hpeh-aleph-heh
“opening, mouth”
In context — Numbers 4:44
And the number of those counted by their clans was 3,200.
About this coordinate
Numbers 4:44:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 4:44, so the Hebrew word אֲלָפִ֖ים (alafim) 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.4.44.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.4.44.W5.S1) and character.