אֶ֛לֶף

𐤀𐤋𐤐

elef-2

a thousand

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

H505

1 Chronicles 29:21 · Word #13

Lexicon H505

Lemmaאֶלֶף
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤋𐤐
Transliterationʼeleph
Strong'sH505
In-contexta thousand

Morphology HAcbsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype c — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number
Gender b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine)
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H505-08

a thousand

Rootאלף (ʾ-l-p)
Core Meaningsox, cattle, clan-unit, thousand, group bound together
Semantic Rangea thousand (numerical value), a clan or family division, a military contingent, a large but countable group
Conceptual SignificanceIn Israel’s tribal structure, an אֶלֶף could denote both a literal thousand and a clan-based military or social unit, reflecting how numbers and kinship organization were intertwined in covenant community life.
Morphological NotesCommon noun, singular, absolute state (masculine/feminine usage attested). Functions as a cardinal numeral but retains nominal form.
Rendering RationaleThe form אֶלֶף is a common noun, singular absolute. Rendering it as "a thousand" preserves its singular grammatical form while reflecting the developed meaning of the root אלף, which originally referred to an ox or clan-unit and came to denote a basic social or military grouping numbered as a thousand.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root אלף (ox, cattle, clan-unit, thousand, group bound together)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H504-01 alafeykha your clan-thousands
H505-01 alafim thousands
H505-02 alef a thousand-unit
H505-03 alefey thousands of
H505-04 alepayim two clan-thousands
H504-02 alepi my clan-group
H441-01 aluf clan-chief
H441-02 alufey trained chiefs of
H441-03 alufi my familiar companion
H505-05 baalafayv in his thousands
H505-06 bealefey in thousands of
H505-07 beelef in a thousand
H505-09 haalafim the thousands
H505-10 haalef the thousand
H505-11 haelef the Thousand
H505-12 kealepayim as two-thousands
H505-13 keelef like a thousand
H505-14 laalafim to thousands
H505-15 laelef to the thousand
H505-16 lealef to a thousand-clan
H505-17 lealefey to thousands of
H505-18 leelef to a thousand
H506-01 lfym thousands
H505-19 mealef than a clan-thousand
H505-20 mealefey from the thousands of
H505-21 meelef from a thousand
H505-22 ulealefeykhem and to your thousands
H505-23 vaalef and one thousand
H505-24 vaelef and a thousand
H505-25 vealepayim and two thousand
H505-26 veelef and one thousand
H505-27 velaalafim and to the thousands
H505-28 vlfv in his thousands

Word Usage (507 occurrences of H505)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 20:16 אֶ֤לֶף elef a thousand
Genesis 24:60 לְ/אַלְפֵ֣י lealefey thousands of
Exodus 12:37 אֶ֧לֶף elef thousand
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