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Lexicon :: Strong's H505 - 'elep̄

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אֶלֶף
Transliteration
'elep̄
Pronunciation
eh'-lef
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Prop, the same as אֶלֶף (H504)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 109a

Strong’s Definitions

אֶלֶף ʼeleph, eh'-lef; 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:—thousand.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 505x

The KJV translates Strong's H505 in the following manner: thousand (500x), eleven hundred (with H3967) (3x), variant (1x), twelve hundred (with H3967) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 505x
The KJV translates Strong's H505 in the following manner: thousand (500x), eleven hundred (with H3967) (3x), variant (1x), twelve hundred (with H3967) (1x).
  1. a thousand

    1. as numeral

  2. a thousand, company

    1. as a company of men under one leader, troops

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֶלֶף ʼeleph, eh'-lef; 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:—thousand.
STRONGS H505: Abbreviations
II. אֶ֫לֶף noun masculineJudges 6:15 thousand (אלף MI, SI, Sabean DHMZMG 1875, 615; Arabic أَلفً, Aramaic PElAx  , אֲלַף, אלפיא) — א׳ (אָ֑׳) Genesis 20:16 +; suffix אַלְמִּי Judges 6:15; dual אַלְמַּיִם Numbers 4:36 +; plural אֲלָפִים Exodus 18:21 +; construct אַלְפֵי Exodus 32:28 +; אֲלָפֶיךָ Deuteronomy 7:13 + 2 times; אֲלָפָיו Qr 1 Samuel 18:7 + 2 times (Kt ־פו) — a thousand.
1. numeral:
a. used with noun alone; mostly before noun Numbers 35:4; Joshua 7:3; Nehemiah 3:13; 1 Chronicles 18:4 +; after noun (late) 1 Chronicles 12:35 + 6 times Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah; בָּאַמָּה א׳ Numbers 35:5 (4 times in verse); Ezekiel 47:3 (strike out Co); the noun always plural when preceding, sometimes when following, 1 Samuel 25:2; 1 Kings 3:4; 2 Kings 18:23 = Isaiah 36:8; 2 Chronicles 30:24; Psalm 90:4; Job 42:12; Ecclesiastes 6:6; elsewhere singular אישׁ Judges 9:49; Judges 15:15, 16; Joshua 7:3 +; אַמָּה Numbers 35:4 + (so SI); דּוֺר Deuteronomy 7:9 +, compare 1 Chronicles 18:4; 1 Chronicles 19:6; 2 Kings 15:19; Job 42:12; Songs 4:4; Isaiah 7:23, noun sometimes collective; א׳ plural construct Micah 6:7; Psalm 119:72; Genesis 24:60; noun not expressed (or not fully) Genesis 20:16; Numbers 31:5, 6 +; distributive אֶלֶף⬩⬩⬩אֶלֶף Numbers 31:4; multiplicative Deuteronomy 1:11 פְּעָמִים א׳; indefinite for great number (plural) Exodus 20:6; Exodus 34:7; Deuteronomy 5:10; Jeremiah 32:18, (singular) Deuteronomy 32:30; Ecclesiastes 6:6 +.
b. א׳ + other number usually precedes it Exodus 38:25 + often; but following רִבּוֺא Ezra 2:64 + 2 times; it follows also smaller number Numbers 3:50; 1 Kings 5:12 (so SI); the noun following in singular Exodus 28:25 + 8 times; plural 2 Samuel 8:4 + 2 times; noun precedes, in plural (late) Daniel 12:12 + 2 times; noun not expressed Exodus 38:28
c. א׳ X other number always following Exodus 12:37 +; usual order is no. X א׳ + additional no. (if any) + noun (if expressed) Numbers 31:52; Judges 20:35 compare Exodus 12:37; 2 Kings 3:4 (twice in verse) +; less often noun + no. X א׳ Numbers 31:33; 1 Kings 8:63 +; (other combinations see Exodus 38:26; Numbers 26:51; Numbers 31:32; Ezekiel 48:30; 1 Chronicles 29:7 etc.); א׳ usually singular Numbers 11:21 +; except after units, where plural absolute Numbers 1:46; Judges 20:34 + (so MI); seldom plural construct Exodus 32:28; Judges 4:10; Job 1:3 (twice in verse); (noun mostly singular when following Judges 4:10; 1 Kings 12:21+, yet plural Joshua 4:13; 1 Samuel 13:5 +; when preceding it is plural 1 Chronicles 5:21 +, or collective Numbers 31:33; 1 Samuel 25:2; 1 Kings 8:63; 2 Chronicles 7:5 +); אֶלֶף אֲלָפִים 1 Chronicles 21:5; 1 Chronicles 22:14; 2 Chronicles 14:8; אַלְפֵי שִׁנְאָן Psalm 68:18, compare שִׁנְאָן; בְּהַרֲרֵי אָ֑לֶף Psalm 50:10, read אֵל compare Psalm 36:7, Ol Bi Che; yet see Hup De. —
Note.10,000= עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים etc. Judges 1:4; Judges 3:29; 1 Kings 5:28; 1 Chronicles 29:7 +; less often רִבּוֺ, רְבָבָה etc. which see.
2. a thousand, a company of 1000 men, as united under one superior, or leader, hence (שָׂרֵי) שַׂר א׳ Exodus 18:21, 25 compare Numbers 31:14 +; compare יִשְׂרָאֵל רָאשֵׁי א׳ Numbers 1:16; Numbers 10:4; Joshua 22:21, 30 & see below; compare also 1 Samuel 29:2; especially family, etc. Judges 6:15; 1 Samuel 10:19 (|| שֵׁבֶט & compare מִשְׁפַּחַת 1 Samuel 10:21); compare Micah 5:2; — Numbers 10:36 (רִבְבוֺת אַלְפֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל) Numbers 31:5; Joshua 22:14; 1 Samuel 23:23 apparently shew transition to this technical use.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H506.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

20:16; 20:16; 24:60

Exodus

12:37; 12:37; 18:21; 18:21; 18:25; 20:6; 28:25; 32:28; 32:28; 34:7; 38:25; 38:26; 38:28

Numbers

1:16; 1:46; 3:50; 4:36; 10:4; 10:36; 11:21; 26:51; 31:4; 31:5; 31:5; 31:6; 31:14; 31:32; 31:33; 31:33; 31:52; 35:4; 35:4; 35:5

Deuteronomy

1:11; 5:10; 7:9; 7:13; 32:30

Joshua

4:13; 7:3; 7:3; 22:14; 22:21; 22:30

Judges

1:4; 3:29; 4:10; 4:10; 6:15; 6:15; 6:15; 9:49; 15:15; 15:16; 20:34; 20:35

1 Samuel

10:19; 10:21; 13:5; 18:7; 23:23; 25:2; 25:2; 29:2

2 Samuel

8:4

1 Kings

3:4; 5:12; 8:63; 8:63; 12:21

2 Kings

3:4; 15:19; 18:23

1 Chronicles

5:21; 12:35; 18:4; 18:4; 19:6; 21:5; 22:14; 29:7; 29:7

2 Chronicles

7:5; 14:8; 30:24

Ezra

2:64

Nehemiah

3:13

Job

1:3; 42:12; 42:12

Psalms

36:7; 50:10; 68:18; 90:4; 119:72

Ecclesiastes

6:6; 6:6

Song of Songs

4:4

Isaiah

7:23; 36:8

Jeremiah

32:18

Ezekiel

47:3; 48:30

Daniel

12:12

Micah

5:2; 6:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H505 matches the Hebrew אֶלֶף ('elep̄),
which occurs 81 times in 60 verses in '1Ch' in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (1Ch 5:18–1Ch 27:10)

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:18 -

The sons of Reuben and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, consisting of men of valor, men who bore shield and sword and shot with bow and were learned in the ways of battle, were 44,760 H505, who went out for military duty.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:21 - They took captive their cattle: their 50,000 H505 camels, 250,000 H505 sheep, 2,000 H505 donkeys; and 100,000 H505 [fn]men.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:2 -

The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel, heads of their fathers’ households. The sons of Tola were mighty men of valor in their generations; their number in the days of David was 22,600 H505.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:4 -

With them by their generations according to their fathers’ households were 36,000 H505 [fn]troops of the army for war, for they had many wives and sons.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:5 - Their [fn]relatives among all the families of Issachar were mighty men of valor, recorded by genealogy, in all 87,000 H505.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:7 -

The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five. They were heads of fathers’ households, mighty men of valor, and were 22,034 H505 recorded by genealogy.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:9 -

They were recorded by genealogy, according to their generations, heads of their fathers’ households, 20,200 H505 mighty men of valor.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:11 -

All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers’ households, 17,200 H505 mighty men of valor, who went out with the army to war.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:40 -

All these were the sons of Asher, heads of the fathers’ houses, choice and mighty men of valor, heads of the princes. And the number of them recorded by genealogy for the army in war was 26,000 H505 men.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:13 -

and their relatives, heads of their fathers’ households, 1,760 H505 mighty men of valor for the work of the service of the house of God.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:14 -

These of the sons of Gad were chiefs of the army; he who was least was equal to one hundred and the greatest to one thousand H505.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:20 - As he went to Ziklag there defected to him from Manasseh: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands H505 who belonged to Manasseh.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:24 -

The sons of Judah who bore shield and spear were 6,800 H505, equipped for military duty.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:25 -

Of the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor for military duty, 7,100 H505.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:26 -

Of the sons of Levi 4,600 H505.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:27 -

Now Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron, and with him were 3,700 H505,

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:29 -

Of the sons of Benjamin, Saul’s relatives, 3,000 H505; for until now the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:30 -

Of the sons of Ephraim 20,800 H505, mighty men of valor, men [fn]who had a name in their fathers’ households.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:31 -

Of the half-tribe of Manasseh 18,000 H505, who were designated by name to come and make David king.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:33 -

Of Zebulun, there were 50,000 H505 who went out in the army, who could arrange themselves for battle with all kinds of weapons of war and helped David [fn]with an undivided heart.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:34 -

Of Naphtali there were 1,000 H505 commanders, and with them 37,000 H505 with large shield and spear.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:35 -

Of the Danites who could arrange themselves for battle, there were 28,600 H505.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:36 -

Of Asher there were 40,000 H505 who went out in the army to arrange themselves for battle.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:37 -

From the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites and the Gadites and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 H505 with all kinds of weapons for the army for battle.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:1 -

Then David took counsel with the commanders of the thousands H505 and the hundreds, even with every leader.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:25 -

So it was David, with the elders of Israel and the commanders over thousands H505, who went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh from the house of Obed-edom with gladness.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:15 -

Remember His covenant forever,

The word which He commanded for a thousand H505 generations,

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:4 - And David captured from him 1,000 H505 chariots and 7,000 H505 horsemen and 20,000 H505 foot soldiers, and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough of them for 100 chariots.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:5 -

Then the Arameans of [fn]Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah. And David struck down 22,000 H505 men of the Arameans.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:12 -

Moreover, Abishai the son of Zeruiah [fn]smote 18,000 H505 of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:6 -

Then the sons of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David. So Hanun and the sons of Ammon sent [fn]1,000 H505 talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, from Aram-maacah, and from Zobah.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:7 - So they hired for themselves 32,000 H505 chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and camped before Medeba. And the sons of Ammon gathered together from their cities and came to battle.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:18 - But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed of the Arameans 7,000 H505 charioteers and 40,000 H505 foot soldiers, and put to death Shophach the commander of the army.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:5 - And Joab gave the total count of the [fn]census of the people to David. And all Israel were 1,100,000 H505 H505 H505 men who drew the sword; and Judah was 470,000 H505 men who drew the sword.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:14 -

So Yahweh [fn]sent a pestilence against Israel; and 70,000 H505 men of Israel fell.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:14 - “Now behold, [fn]with great pains I have prepared for the house of Yahweh 100,000 H505 [fn]talents of gold and 1,000,000 H505 H505 talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weight, for [fn]they are in great quantity; also timber and stone I have prepared, and you may add to them.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:3 - And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward, and their number by [fn]census of men was 38,000 H505.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:4 - Of these, 24,000 H505 were to direct the work of the house of Yahweh; and 6,000 H505 were officers and judges,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:5 - and 4,000 H505 were gatekeepers, and 4,000 H505 were praising Yahweh with the instruments which [fn]David made for giving praise.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:26 - This Shelomoth and his relatives were over all the treasures of the holy gifts which King David and the heads of the fathers’ households, the commanders of thousands H505 and hundreds, and the commanders of the army, had set apart as holy.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:30 - As for the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 H505 men of valor, were over the administration of Israel across the Jordan to the west, for all the work of Yahweh and the service of the king.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:32 - and his relatives, men of valor, were 2,700 H505 in number, heads of fathers’ households. And King David made them overseers of the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of the Manassites concerning [fn]all the affairs of God and of the king.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:1 -

Now this is the total count of the sons of Israel, the heads of fathers’ households, the commanders of thousands H505 and of hundreds, and their officers who ministered to the king in each matter of the divisions which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, each division numbering 24,000 H505:

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:2 -

Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel was over the first division for the first month; and in his division were 24,000 H505.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:4 -

Dodai the Ahohite and his division were over the division for the second month, Mikloth being the chief officer; and in his division were 24,000 H505.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:5 -

The third commander of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, as chief; and in his division were 24,000 H505.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:7 -

The fourth for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him; and in his division were 24,000 H505.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:8 -

The fifth for the fifth month was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division were 24,000 H505.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:9 -

The sixth for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division were 24,000 H505.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:10 -

The seventh for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were 24,000 H505.


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