אַלְפִין֙

𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤍

alefin

thousands

(Aramaic) or אֶלֶף; (Aramaic), corresponding to אֶלֶף; {hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand}; thousand.

H506

Daniel 7:10 · Word #10

Lexicon H506

Lemmaאֲלַף
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤋𐤐
Transliterationʼălaph
Strong'sH506
In-contextthousands

Morphology AAcmpa All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype c — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H506-02

thousands

Rootאלף (ʾ-l-p̄)
Core Meaningsthousand, clan-group, multitude, cattle unit
Semantic Rangea thousand (numerical value), thousands (large numbers), clan or tribal subdivision, military unit, large collective group
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical usage, "thousand" can denote not only a precise number but also a social or military unit within Israel’s tribal structure, conveying ideas of communal strength, organization, and magnitude.
Morphological NotesAramaic common masculine plural absolute of אֲלַף (ʾălaph). The -ִין ending marks masculine plural in Biblical Aramaic.
Rendering RationaleThe Aramaic noun derives from אלף (ʾ-l-p̄), denoting a "thousand" or large clan-unit. The form אַלְפִין is masculine plural absolute (AAcmpa), so the rendering "thousands" preserves both the numeric sense of the root and the plural grammatical form without added suffixes.

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

Words from Root אלף (thousand, clan-group, multitude, cattle unit)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H506-01 alaf a thousand
H504-01 alafeykha your clan-thousands
H505-01 alafim thousands

Word Usage (5 occurrences of H506)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Daniel 5:1 אֲלַ֑ף alaf a thousand
Daniel 5:1 אַלְפָּ֖/א alepa the thousand
Daniel 7:10 אֶ֤לֶף elef thousand
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