Hebrew word study
אֲלַף H0506
- Transliteration
- ʼălaph
- Pronunciation
- al-af'
- 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