אֶ֤לֶף
𐤀𐤋𐤐
ʼălaph
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 7:10 · Word #8
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 AAcmsc
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 | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | thousand |
SIBI-P1 Translation H506-04
thousand-group
| Morphological Notes | Cardinal number, singular, absolute state; grammatically singular but can denote a collective unit of one thousand. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun אֶלֶף in singular absolute form denotes a unit of one thousand, rooted in the idea of an associated or led group. Rendering it "thousand-group" preserves both its numeric sense and its origin in a social or military grouping concept. |
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