Alaph אֲלַ֑ף
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| אֲלַ֑ף | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | alaph |
| Strong's number | H506 |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Gloss | thousand |
| Occurrences | 4 in 2 verses |
Alaph (Aramaic אֲלַ֑ף, Strong's H506) is an Aramaic noun meaning “thousand”. It occurs 4 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
a thousand, 1000
Aramaic of e.leph (אֶ֫לֶף ": thousand" H0505)
Aramaic of e.leph (אֶ֫לֶף ": thousand" H0505)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | thousand (2), thousand thousands (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | thousand (1), them (1), thousands (1), upon thousands (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Alaph, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Daniel
- Daniel 5:1Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.
- Daniel 7:10A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).