Strong's Lexicon Eleph: Thousand Original Word: אֶלֶף Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to associate with or to learn Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5505 (chilias): A thousand - G3461 (myrias): Ten thousand, a myriad Usage: The Hebrew word "Eleph" primarily denotes the number "thousand." It is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, often to quantify people, livestock, or other items. The term can also imply a large, indefinite number, emphasizing abundance or multitude. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, numbers held significant cultural and symbolic meanings. The use of "eleph" to denote "thousand" reflects the agrarian and tribal context of the Israelites, where counting large groups of people or livestock was common. The term is often used in military contexts, census records, and descriptions of wealth or divine blessing. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom eleph Definition a city in Benjamin NASB Translation Haeleph (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs III. אֶ֫לֶף proper name, of a location city in Benjamin, ׳הָא Joshua 18:28; perhaps Lifta northwest from Jerusalem Surveyiii. 18 (compare II. אֶלֶף 2 for probably meaning). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Eleph The same as 'eleph; Eleph, a place in Palestine -- Eleph. see HEBREW 'eleph Forms and Transliterations הָאֶ֜לֶף האלף hā’elep̄ hā·’e·lep̄ haElefLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Joshua 18:28 HEB: וְצֵלַ֡ע הָאֶ֜לֶף וְהַיְבוּסִ֨י הִ֤יא NAS: and Zelah, Haeleph and the Jebusite KJV: And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, INT: and Zelah Haeleph and the Jebusite he 1 Occurrence |
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