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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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

H505

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Strong's Number H505 matches the Hebrew אֶלֶף ('elep̄),
which occurs 40 times in 21 verses in 'Eze' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:1 -

“And when you divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer a contribution to Yahweh, a holy portion of the land; the length shall be the length of [fn]25,000 H505 cubits, and the width shall be [fn]20,000 H505. It shall be holy within all its boundary round about.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:3 - “And from this [fn]area you shall measure a length of 25,000 H505 cubits and a width of [fn]10,000 H505 cubits; and in it shall be the sanctuary, the Holy of Holies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:5 - “And an area 25,000 H505 cubits in length and 10,000 H505 in width shall be for the Levites, the ministers of the house, and for their possession as [fn]cities to dwell in.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:6 -

“And you shall give the city possession of an area [fn]5,000 H505 cubits wide and 25,000 H505 cubits long, alongside the contribution of the holy portion; it shall be for the whole house of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:3 -

When the man went out toward the east with a line in his hand, he measured [fn]one thousand H505 cubits, and he had me pass through the water, water reaching the ankles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:4 - Again he measured one thousand H505 and had me pass through the water, water reaching the knees. Again he measured one thousand H505 and had me pass through the water, water reaching the loins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:5 - Again he measured one thousand H505; and it was a river that I could not pass through, for the water had become high—enough water to swim in, a river that could not be passed through.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:8 -

“And beside the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the contribution which you shall contribute, 25,000 H505 [fn]cubits in width, and in length like one of the portions, from the east side to the west side; and the sanctuary shall be in the middle of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:9 - “The contribution that you shall contribute to Yahweh shall be [fn]25,000 H505 cubits in length and 10,000 H505 in width.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:10 - “And the holy contribution shall be for these, namely for the priests, toward the north 25,000 H505 cubits in length, toward the west 10,000 H505 in width, toward the east 10,000 H505 in width, and toward the south 25,000 H505 in length; and the sanctuary of Yahweh shall be in its midst.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:13 - “Now alongside the border of the priests, the Levites shall have 25,000 H505 cubits in length and 10,000 H505 in width. The whole length shall be 25,000 H505 cubits and the width 10,000 H505.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:15 -

“And the remainder, [fn]5,000 H505 cubits in width and 25,000 H505 [fn]in length, shall be for common use for the city, for places of habitation, and for [fn]open spaces; and the city shall be in its midst.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:16 - “And these shall be its measurements: the north side [fn]4,500 H505 cubits, the south side 4,500 H505 cubits, the east side 4,500 H505 cubits, and the west side 4,500 H505 cubits.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:18 - “And the remainder of the length alongside the holy contribution shall be 10,000 H505 cubits toward the east and 10,000 H505 toward the west; and it shall be [fn]alongside the holy contribution. And its produce shall be food for the workers of the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:20 - “The whole contribution shall be 25,000 H505 by 25,000 H505 cubits; you shall contribute the holy contribution, a [fn]square, with the city’s possession of land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:21 -

“And the remainder shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy contribution and of the city’s possession of land; in front of the 25,000 H505 cubits of the contribution toward the east border and westward in front of the 25,000 H505 toward the west border, alongside the portions, it shall be for the prince. And the holy contribution and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the middle of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:30 -

“And these are the exits of the city: on the north side, 4,500 H505 cubits by measurement.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:32

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:32 - “And on the east side, 4,500 H505 cubits, [fn]shall be three gates: the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:33

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:33 - “And on the south side, 4,500 H505 cubits by measurement, [fn]shall be three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:34

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:34 - “On the west side, 4,500 H505 cubits, shall be three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:35

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:35 - “The city shall be [fn]18,000 H505 cubits round about; and the name of the city from that day shall be, ‘[fn]Yahweh is there.’”
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