Hebrew word study
אֶלֶף H0505
- Transliteration
- ʼeleph
- Pronunciation
- eh'-lef
- KJV glosses
- thousand.
Lexical summary
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information