אֶ֫לֶף

e.lephcattleHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine7 occurrences4 books7 verses

Definition

from H502; a family; also (from the sense of yoking or taming) an ox or cow
Traditional renderings: family, kine, oxen.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders אֶ֫לֶף:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

7 total
  1. Deuteronomy 7:13אֲלָפֶ֙יךָ֙ · of your herds
    He will love you and bless you and multiply you. He will bless the fruit of your womb and the produce of your land—your grain, new wine, and oil, the young of your herds and the lambs of your flocks—in the land that He swore to your fathers to give you.
  2. Deuteronomy 28:4אֲלָפֶ֖יךָ · of your herds
    The fruit of your womb will be blessed, as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
  3. Deuteronomy 28:18אֲלָפֶ֖יךָ · of your herds
    The fruit of your womb will be cursed, as well as the produce of your land, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.
  4. Deuteronomy 28:51אֲלָפֶ֖יךָ · of your herds
    They will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain or new wine or oil, no calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks, until they have caused you to perish.
  5. Psalm 8:7וַאֲלָפִ֣ים · and oxen
    …all sheep and oxen, and even the beasts of the field,
  6. Proverbs 14:4אֲ֭לָפִים · oxen
    Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of the ox.
  7. Isaiah 30:24וְהָאֲלָפִ֣ים · The oxen
    The oxen and donkeys that work the ground will eat salted fodder, winnowed with shovel and pitchfork.