Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H504 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֶלֶף |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H502 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 7 |
| Transliteration: | eleph |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | eh'-lef |
| Meaning: | 1. a family 2. (also, from the sense of yoking or taming) an ox or cow |
| KJV Renderings: | family, kine, oxen. |
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I. [ֶ֫ אלֶף] noun masculine Ps 8:8 ; only plural cattle (Phoenician אלף, Assyrian alpu , COTGloss) — אֲלָפִים Prov 14:4; Isa 30:24 used in tillage; subject to man Ps 8:8 (|| צֹנֶה); their increase שְׁגַר אֲלָפֶיךָ a blessing Deut 7:13; Deut 28:4; Deut 28:18; Deut 28:51 (|| all עַשְׁתִּרֹת צאֹנֶ֑ךָ).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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