אלפים
𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌
ʼălaph
thousands
'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 #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 AAcmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | c — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | thousands |
SIBI-P1 Translation H506-05
thousands
| Morphological Notes | Aramaic cardinal number, masculine plural, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is masculine plural absolute of the Aramaic cardinal number אֲלַף (‘one thousand’), thus denoting multiple units of one thousand. The rendering preserves both its numeric value and its plural morphology. |
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