אֶלֶף S 504, 505, 507 TWOT 108a, 109a GK 546, 547, 548, 549 n.m. Ju 6:15 thousand
( אלף M I, SI , Sab. DHM ZMG 1875, 615 ; Arabic أَلْفٌ ( ˒alfun ), Aramaic ܐܳܠܶܦ ( ˒olep ), אֲלַף , אלפיא ; cf. Ethiopic ( ˒əlf ) mille, myrias ) .— (אָ׳)א׳ Gn 20:16 +; sf. אַלְפִּי •Ju 6:1 5; du. אַלְפַּיִם Nu 4:36 +; pl. אֲלָפִים Ex 18:21 +; cstr. אַלְפֵי Ex 32:28 +; אֲלָפֶיךָ Dt 7:13 + 2 times; אֲלָפָיו Qr 1 S 18:7 + 2 times ( Kt ־פו )— a thousand . 4. numeral: a. used with noun alone; mostly before noun Nu 35:4 Jos 7:3 Ne 3:13 1 Ch 18:4 +; after noun (late) 1 Ch 12:35 + 6 times Ch Ezr Ne; א׳ בָּאַמָּה Nu 35:5 (×4) Ez 47:3 ( del. C o); the noun always pl. when preceding, sometimes when following, 1 S 25:2 1 K 3:4 2 K 18:23 = Is 36:8 2 Ch 30:24 ψ 90:4
Jb 42:12 Ec 6:
6; elsewhere
sg.
אישׁ
Ju 9:4
9;
15:15
,
16 Jos 7:3
+;
אַמָּה
Nu 35:4
+
(so
SI
);
דֹּור
Dt 7:9
+,
cf.
1 Ch 18:
4;
19:6 2 K 15:19 Jb 42:12 Ct 4:4 Is 7:2
3, noun sometimes
coll.
;
א׳
pl. cstr.
Mi 6:7
ψ 119:72
Gn 24:6
0; noun not expr. (or not fully)
Gn 20:16 Nu 31:
5,
6
+; distrib.
אֶלֶף
…
אֶלֶף
Nu 31:
4; multipl.
Dt 1:11
א׳ פְּעָמִים
;
indef.
for great no. (
pl.
)
Ex 20:6
;
34:7 Dt 5:10 Je 32:1
8,
(sg
.)
Dt 32:30 Ec 6:6
+.
b.
א׳
+
other
num.
usually precedes it
Ex 38:25
+
often; but foll.
רִבֹּוא
Ezr 2:64
+
2 times; it follows also smaller no.
Nu 3:50 1 K 5:12
(so
SI
); the noun foll. in
sg.
Ex 38:25
+
8 times;
pl.
2 S 8:4
+
2 times; noun precedes, in
pl.
(late)
Dn 12:12
+
2 times; noun not expr.
Ex 38:28
+
often
c.
א׳
× other no. always foll.
Ex 12:37
+; usual order is no. ×
א׳
+
additional no.
(if any)
+
noun
(ifexpr.)
Nu 31:52 Ju 20:35
cf.
Ex 12:37 2 K 3:4
(×2)
+; less often
noun
+
no. ×
א׳
Nu 31:33 1 K 8:63
+; (other combin.
v.
Ex 38:26 Nu 26:5
1;
31:32 Ez 48:30 1 Ch 29:7
etc.);
א׳
usually
sg.
Nu 11:21
+; except after units, where
pl. abs.
Nu 1:46 Ju 20:34
+
(so
MI
);
seld. pl. cstr.
Ex 32:28 Ju 4:10 Jb 1:3
(×2); (noun mostly
sg.
when foll.
Ju 4:10 1 K 12:21
+, yet
pl.
Jos 4:13 1 S 13:5
+; when preceding it is
pl.
1 Ch 5:21
+, or
coll.
Nu 31:33 1 S 25:2 1 K 8:63 2 Ch 7:5
+
);
אֶלָף אֲלָפִים
1 Ch 21:
5;
22:14 2 Ch 14:
8;
אַלְפֵי שִׁנְאָן
ψ 68:18
,
cf.
שִׁנְאָן
;
בְּהַרְרֵי אָלֶף
ψ 50:10
, read
אֵל
cf.
ψ 36:7
,
Ol Bi Ch
e; yet
v. Hup De
.—
Note
. 10,000
=
עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים
etc.
Ju 1:4
;
3:29 1 K 5:28 1 Ch 29:7
+; less often
רִבֹּו
,
רְבָבָה
etc.
q.v.
5.
a thousand
, a company of 1000 men, as united under one superior, or leader, hence
שַׂר א׳
(
שָׂרֵי
)
Ex 18:21
,
25
cf.
Nu 31:14
+;
cf.
רָאשֵׁי א׳ יִשְׂרָאֵל
Nu 1:1
6;
10:4 Jos 22:2
1,
30
&
v. infr
.;
cf.
also
1 S 29:2
; especially
family
, etc.
Ju 6:15 1 S 10:19
(
||
שֵׁבֶט
&
cf.
מִשְׁפַּחַת
v
MI
Mesha-Inscription.
SI
Siloam Inscription.
del.
dele,
strike out (also
delet, delent
).
indef.
indefinite.
num.
number.
seld.
seldom, rare.
II.