אֶ֫לֶף

e.lephthousandHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun506 occurrences25 books391 verses

Definition

prop, the same as H504; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
Traditional renderings: thousand.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders אֶ֫לֶף:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

506 total
  1. Ezra 2:31אֶ֕לֶף · 1,254
    …the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;
  2. Ezra 2:35אֲלָפִ֔ים
    …and the descendants of Senaah, 3,630.
  3. Ezra 2:37אֶ֖לֶף · 1,052
    …the descendants of Immer, 1,052;
  4. Ezra 2:38אֶ֕לֶף · 1,247
    …the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;
  5. Ezra 2:39אֶ֖לֶף · 1,017
    …and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.
  6. Ezra 2:64אַלְפַּ֖יִם
    The whole assembly numbered 42,360,
  7. Ezra 2:65אֲלָפִ֔ים
    …in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 200 male and female singers.
  8. Ezra 2:67אֲלָפִ֔ים
    …435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
  9. Ezra 2:69וָאֶ֔לֶףס; אֲלָפִ֑ים
    According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly garments.
  10. Ezra 8:27אָ֑לֶף · [valued at] 1,000
    …20 gold bowls valued at 1,000 darics, and two articles of fine polished bronze, as precious as gold.
  11. Nehemiah 3:13וְאֶ֤לֶף · and [repaired] a thousand
    The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it, installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.
  12. Nehemiah 7:8אַלְפַּ֕יִם · 2,172
    …the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;
  13. Nehemiah 7:11אַלְפַּ֕יִם · 2,818
    …the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818;
  14. Nehemiah 7:12אֶ֕לֶף · 1,254
    …the descendants of Elam, 1,254;
  15. Nehemiah 7:17אַלְפַּ֕יִם · 2,322
    …the descendants of Azgad, 2,322;
  16. Nehemiah 7:19אַלְפַּ֖יִם · 2,067
    …the descendants of Bigvai, 2,067;
  17. Nehemiah 7:34אֶ֕לֶף · 1,254
    …the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;
  18. Nehemiah 7:38אֲלָפִ֔ים
    …and the descendants of Senaah, 3,930.
  19. Nehemiah 7:40אֶ֖לֶף · 1,052
    …the descendants of Immer, 1,052;
  20. Nehemiah 7:41אֶ֕לֶף · 1,247
    …the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;
  21. Nehemiah 7:42אֶ֖לֶף · 1,017
    …and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.
  22. Nehemiah 7:66אַלְפַּ֖יִם
    The whole assembly numbered 42,360,
  23. Nehemiah 7:67אֲלָפִ֔ים
    …in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 245 male and female singers.
  24. Nehemiah 7:69אֲלָפִ֔ים
    …435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
  25. Nehemiah 7:70אֶ֙לֶף֙ · 1,000 {}
    Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.
  26. Nehemiah 7:71אַלְפַּ֥יִם · and 2,200
    And some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the project 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver.
  27. Nehemiah 7:72אַלְפָּ֑יִם · 2,000 {}
    The rest of the people gave a total of 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priestly garments.
  28. Esther 3:9אֲלָפִ֜ים · thousand
    If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will deposit ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury to pay those who carry it out.”
  29. Esther 9:16אָ֑לֶף
    The rest of the Jews in the royal provinces also assembled to defend themselves and rid themselves of their enemies. They killed 75,000 who hated them, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.
  30. Job 1:3אַלְפֵי־; אַלְפֵ֣י
    …and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.
  31. Job 9:3אָֽלֶף׃ · a thousand
    If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
  32. Job 33:23אָ֑לֶף · a thousand
    Yet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,
  33. Job 42:12אֶ֜לֶף; אֲלָפִים֙; וְאֶֽלֶף־ · 1,000 {}; וְאֶ֥לֶף · and 1,000
    So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
  34. Psalm 50:10אָֽלֶף׃ · on a thousand
    …for every beast of the forest is Mine—the cattle on a thousand hills.
  35. Psalm 60:1אָֽלֶף׃
    For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A Miktam of David for instruction. When he fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
  36. Psalm 68:17אַלְפֵ֣י · thousands
    The chariots of God are tens of thousands—thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.
  37. Psalm 84:10מֵ֫אָ֥לֶף · than a thousand elsewhere
    For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
  38. Psalm 90:4אֶ֪לֶף · a thousand
    For in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes, or a watch of the night.
  39. Psalm 91:7אֶ֗לֶף · Though a thousand
    Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you.
  40. Psalm 105:8לְאֶ֣לֶף · for a thousand
    He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
  41. Psalm 119:72מֵ֝אַלְפֵ֗י · than thousands [of pieces]
    The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
  42. Ecclesiastes 6:6אֶ֤לֶף · a thousand
    …even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
  43. Ecclesiastes 7:28מֵאֶ֙לֶף֙ · among a thousand
    While my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman.
  44. Song of Solomon 4:4אֶ֤לֶף · a thousand
    Your neck is like the tower of David, built with rows of stones; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.
  45. Song of Solomon 8:11אֶ֥לֶף · a thousand [shekels]
    Solomon had a vineyard in Baal-hamon. He leased it to the tenants. For its fruit, each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver.