אֶלֶףʼeleph

1,000 (Daniel 5:1; Daniel 7:10)

Pronunciation: eh'-lef · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H505

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 506 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 20:16 And he said to Sarah, “Look, I am giving your ‘brother’ 1,000 pieces of silver in the presence of all these witnesses. This is to compensate you for any wrong I may have done to you. This will settle any claim against me, and your reputation is cleared.”
  • Genesis 24:60 They gave her this blessing as she parted: “Our sister, may you become the mother of many millions! May your descendants be strong and conquer the cities of their enemies.”
  • Exodus 12:37 That night the people of Israel left Rameses and started for Succoth. There were about 600,000 men, plus all the women and children.
  • Exodus 18:21 But select from all the people some capable, honest men who fear God and hate bribes. Appoint them as leaders over groups of one thousand, one hundred, fifty, and ten.
  • Exodus 18:25 He chose capable men from all over Israel and appointed them as leaders over the people. He put them in charge of groups of one thousand, one hundred, fifty, and ten.
  • Exodus 20:6 But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).