Genesis 20:16:5Gen.20.16.W5PAT
אֶ֤לֶף
elef
“a thousand”
- Transliteration
- E-lef
- Extended
- EH-lehf
- IPA
- /ˈʔɛ.lɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- a thousand
- French
- mille
- Spanish
- mil
- Portuguese
- mil
- German
- tausend
- Russian
- тысячу
- Arabic-Simplified
- ألفًا
- Hindi
- एक हज़ार
- Chinese-Simplified
- 一千
- Korean
- 천
- Indonesian
- seribu
- Bengali
- এক হাজার
- Tagalog
- isang libo
- Swahili
- elfu moja
- Amharic
- አንድ ሺህ
- Yoruba
- egberun kan
- Igbo
- otu puku
- Twi
- apem
- Ewe
- akpe
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
E-lef KE-sef
- clause
u-le-sa-RA a-MAR hin-NE na-TAT-ti E-lef KE-sef le-a-KHIKH hin-NE hu-LAKH ke-SUT ei-NA-yim le-KHOL a-SHER it-TAKH
- sentence
u-le-sa-RA a-MAR hin-NE na-TAT-ti E-lef KE-sef le-a-KHIKH hin-NE hu-LAKH ke-SUT ei-NA-yim le-KHOL a-SHER it-TAKH ve-ET KOL ve-no-kha-KHAT
In context — Genesis 20:16
he said and to Sarah behold I have given a thousand silver to your brother behold it is for you covering of eyes for all who are with you and everyone you are vindicated
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 20:16, so the Hebrew word אֶ֤לֶף (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 Gen.20.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.16.W5.S1) and character.