Word Study · Strong's H506 · Hebrew
אֲלַף
alaph
al-af'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼălaph
“{hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand}”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
{hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand}
Rendered in the KJV as
thousand.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- אֲלַ֑ף1
- אֶ֤לֶף1
- אַלְפָּ֖א1
- אַלְפִין֙1
How it is rendered · 4
- a thousand1
- a thousand of1
- thousand the1
- thousands1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- number (cardinal) · masculine or feminine singular1
- number (cardinal) · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- number (cardinal) · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)1
- number (cardinal) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- AAcbsa · 1
- AAcbsc · 1
- AAcbsd/Ta · 1
- AAcmpa · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Daniel4 occurrences
- Daniel 5:1אֲלַ֑ףʾalafnumber (cardinal) · masculine or feminine singularLater, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.here: a thousand
- Daniel 5:1אַלְפָּ֖אʾalpa'number (cardinal) · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.here: thousand the
- Daniel 7:10אֶ֤לֶףʾelefnumber (cardinal) · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)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.here: a thousand of
- Daniel 7:10אַלְפִין֙ʾalfayimnumber (cardinal) · masculine pluralA 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.here: thousands
