אַלְפָּ֖/א
𐤀𐤋𐤐/𐤀
ʼălaph
the thousand
'Ălaph is the Aramaic noun for the cardinal number 'one thousand'. It designates the numerical value ‘1,000’, employed for counting people, livestock, wealth, or other quantities. In certain contexts, by extension, it may refer to a military division or clan (by analogy with the Hebrew usage), but in Biblical Aramaic it is primarily a numeral.
Daniel 5:1 · Word #9
Lexicon H506
| Lemma | אֲלַף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤋𐤐 |
| Transliteration | ʼălaph |
| Strong's | H506 |
| Definition | 'Ălaph is the Aramaic noun for the cardinal number 'one thousand'. It designates the numerical value ‘1,000’, employed for counting people, livestock, wealth, or other quantities. In certain contexts, by extension, it may refer to a military division or clan (by analogy with the Hebrew usage), but in Biblical Aramaic it is primarily a numeral. |
Morphology AAcmsd/Td
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | c — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | d — Determined — The noun is definite |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the thousand |
SIBI-P1 Translation H506-03
the thousand
| Morphological Notes | Aramaic cardinal number; masculine singular; determined (definite) state. |
| Rendering Rationale | This form is the masculine singular determined (definite) cardinal numeral in Aramaic. As a numeral functioning independently of the verbal root, it is best rendered simply as “the thousand,” preserving both number and definiteness. |
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