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
Indonesian
seribu
Bengali
এক হাজার
Tagalog
isang libo
Swahili
elfu moja
Amharic
አንድ ሺህ
Yoruba
egberun kan
Igbo
otu puku
Twi
apem
Ewe
akpe

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Result
אֶ֤ + לֶף
e + lef
elef

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Pe Sofitfinal form of Pe — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    E-lef

  2. phraseyour reading level

    E-lef KE-sef

  3. 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

  4. 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 contextGenesis 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.