אֶ֫לֶף

e.lephthousandHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun506 occurrences25 books391 verses

Definition

prop, the same as H504; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
Traditional renderings: thousand.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

506 total
  1. Genesis 20:16אֶ֤לֶף · a thousand [pieces]
    And he said to Sarah, “See, I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is your vindication before all who are with you; you are completely cleared.”
  2. Genesis 24:60לְאַלְפֵ֣י · of thousands
    And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.”
  3. Exodus 12:37אֶ֧לֶף
    The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children.
  4. Exodus 18:21אֲלָפִים֙ · of thousands
    Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
  5. Exodus 18:25אֲלָפִים֙ · of thousands
    So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
  6. Exodus 20:6לַאֲלָפִ֑֔ים · to a thousand [generations]
    …but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
  7. Exodus 32:28אַלְפֵ֖י · thousand
    The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people fell dead.
  8. Exodus 34:7לָאֲלָפִ֔ים · to a thousand [generations]
    …maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”
  9. Exodus 38:25וְאֶלֶף֩ · and 1,775
    The silver from those numbered among the congregation totaled 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel—
  10. Exodus 38:26אֶ֙לֶף֙; אֲלָפִ֔ים
    …a beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men.
  11. Exodus 38:28הָאֶ֜לֶף · With the 1,775 [shekels]
    With the 1,775 shekels of silver he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands for them.
  12. Exodus 38:29וְאַלְפַּ֥יִם · and 2,400
    The bronze from the wave offering totaled 70 talents and 2,400 shekels.
  13. Numbers 1:16אַלְפֵ֥י · of the clans
    These men were appointed from the congregation; they were the leaders of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the clans of Israel.
  14. Numbers 1:21אֶ֖לֶף
    …those registered to the tribe of Reuben numbered 46,500.
  15. Numbers 1:23אֶ֖לֶף
    …those registered to the tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300.
  16. Numbers 1:25אֶ֔לֶף
    …those registered to the tribe of Gad numbered 45,650.
  17. Numbers 1:27אֶ֖לֶף
    …those registered to the tribe of Judah numbered 74,600.
  18. Numbers 1:29אֶ֖לֶף
    …those registered to the tribe of Issachar numbered 54,400.
  19. Numbers 1:31אֶ֖לֶף
    …those registered to the tribe of Zebulun numbered 57,400.
  20. Numbers 1:33אֶ֖לֶף
    …those registered to the tribe of Ephraim numbered 40,500.
  21. Numbers 1:35אֶ֖לֶף
    …those registered to the tribe of Manasseh numbered 32,200.
  22. Numbers 1:37אֶ֖לֶף
    …those registered to the tribe of Benjamin numbered 35,400.
  23. Numbers 1:39אֶ֖לֶף
    …those registered to the tribe of Dan numbered 62,700.
  24. Numbers 1:41אֶ֖לֶף
    …those registered to the tribe of Asher numbered 41,500.
  25. Numbers 1:43אֶ֖לֶף
    …those registered to the tribe of Naphtali numbered 53,400.
  26. Numbers 1:46אֶ֖לֶף; אֲלָפִ֑ים
    And all those counted totaled 603,550.
  27. Numbers 2:4אֶ֖לֶף
    …and his division numbers 74,600.
  28. Numbers 2:6אֶ֖לֶף
    …and his division numbers 54,400.
  29. Numbers 2:8אֶ֖לֶף
    …and his division numbers 57,400.
  30. Numbers 2:9אֶ֜לֶף; אֶ֛לֶף; אֲלָפִ֥ים
    The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Judah is 186,400; they shall set out first.
  31. Numbers 2:11אֶ֖לֶף
    …and his division numbers 46,500.
  32. Numbers 2:13אֶ֖לֶף
    …and his division numbers 59,300.
  33. Numbers 2:15אֶ֔לֶף
    …and his division numbers 45,650.
  34. Numbers 2:16אֶ֜לֶף; אֶ֛לֶף
    The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Reuben is 151,450; they shall set out second.
  35. Numbers 2:19אֶ֖לֶף
    …and his division numbers 40,500.
  36. Numbers 2:21אֶ֖לֶף
    …and his division numbers 32,200.
  37. Numbers 2:23אֶ֖לֶף
    …and his division numbers 35,400.
  38. Numbers 2:24אֶ֛לֶף; אֲלָפִ֥ים
    The total number of men in the divisions of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100; they shall set out third.
  39. Numbers 2:26אֶ֖לֶף
    …and his division numbers 62,700.
  40. Numbers 2:28אֶ֖לֶף
    …and his division numbers 41,500.
  41. Numbers 2:30אֶ֖לֶף
    …and his division numbers 53,400.
  42. Numbers 2:31אֶ֗לֶף; אֶ֖לֶף
    The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”
  43. Numbers 2:32אֶ֙לֶף֙
    These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. The total of those counted in the camps, by their divisions, was 603,550.