Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H506 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֲלַף אֶלֶף |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | properly, the same as H504 |
| Language: | Aramaic |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | alaph |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | al-af' ((Aramaic) or meleph (Aramaic) {eh'-lef}) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a thousand |
| KJV Renderings: | thousand. |
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אֲלַ֑ף noun masculine 1,000 (= Biblical Hebrew II. אֶ֫לֶף ); — absolute ׳ א (noun person precedes) Dan 5:1 noun omitted, emphatic אַלְפָּא Dan 5:1 the thousand (just mentioned); construct + plural absolute אֶ֫לֶף אֲלָפִ֯ים Dan 7:10 a thousand thousands (< Qr אַלְפִין K§ 51, 2).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
