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Hebrew word study

אֶלֶףʼeleph — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphab…

Pronounced “eh'-lef”

hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand

Translated in the King James as: thousand.

Appears 503 times in Scripture

Origin: prop, the same as H504 (אֶלֶף);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 2×
Genesis 20:16Genesis 24:60
Exodus — 11×
Exodus 12:37Exodus 18:21Exodus 18:25Exodus 20:6Exodus 32:28Exodus 34:7Exodus 38:25Exodus 38:26Exodus 38:28Exodus 38:29+ 1 more in Exodus
Numbers — 102×
Numbers 1:16Numbers 1:21Numbers 1:23Numbers 1:25Numbers 1:27Numbers 1:29Numbers 1:31Numbers 1:33Numbers 1:35Numbers 1:37Numbers 1:39Numbers 1:41Numbers 1:43Numbers 1:46Numbers 2:4Numbers 2:6Numbers 2:8Numbers 2:9Numbers 2:11Numbers 2:13Numbers 2:15Numbers 2:16Numbers 2:19Numbers 2:21Numbers 2:23+ 77 more in Numbers
Deuteronomy — 6×
Deuteronomy 1:11Deuteronomy 1:15Deuteronomy 5:10Deuteronomy 7:9Deuteronomy 32:30Deuteronomy 33:17
Joshua — 12×
Joshua 3:4Joshua 4:13Joshua 7:3Joshua 7:4Joshua 8:3Joshua 8:12Joshua 8:25Joshua 22:14Joshua 22:21Joshua 22:30Joshua 23:10+ 1 more in Joshua
Judges — 35×
Judges 1:4Judges 3:29Judges 4:6Judges 4:10Judges 4:14Judges 5:8Judges 6:15Judges 7:3Judges 8:10Judges 8:26Judges 9:49Judges 12:6Judges 15:11Judges 15:15Judges 15:16Judges 16:5Judges 16:27Judges 17:2Judges 17:3Judges 20:2Judges 20:10Judges 20:15Judges 20:17Judges 20:21Judges 20:25+ 10 more in Judges
1 Samuel — 27×
1 Sam 4:21 Sam 4:101 Sam 8:121 Sam 10:191 Sam 11:81 Sam 13:21 Sam 13:51 Sam 15:41 Sam 17:51 Sam 17:181 Sam 18:71 Sam 18:81 Sam 18:131 Sam 21:111 Sam 22:71 Sam 23:231 Sam 24:21 Sam 25:21 Sam 26:21 Sam 29:21 Sam 29:5+ 6 more in 1 Samuel
2 Samuel — 19×
2 Sam 6:12 Sam 8:42 Sam 8:52 Sam 8:132 Sam 10:62 Sam 10:182 Sam 17:12 Sam 18:12 Sam 18:32 Sam 18:42 Sam 18:72 Sam 18:122 Sam 19:172 Sam 24:92 Sam 24:15+ 4 more in 2 Samuel
1 Kings — 21×
1 Ki 3:41 Ki 4:261 Ki 4:321 Ki 5:111 Ki 5:131 Ki 5:141 Ki 5:151 Ki 5:161 Ki 7:261 Ki 8:631 Ki 10:261 Ki 12:211 Ki 19:181 Ki 20:151 Ki 20:291 Ki 20:30+ 5 more in 1 Kings
2 Kings — 11×
2 Ki 3:42 Ki 5:52 Ki 13:72 Ki 14:72 Ki 15:192 Ki 18:232 Ki 19:352 Ki 24:142 Ki 24:16+ 2 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles — 81×
1 Chr 5:181 Chr 5:211 Chr 7:21 Chr 7:41 Chr 7:51 Chr 7:71 Chr 7:91 Chr 7:111 Chr 7:401 Chr 9:131 Chr 12:141 Chr 12:201 Chr 12:241 Chr 12:251 Chr 12:261 Chr 12:271 Chr 12:291 Chr 12:301 Chr 12:311 Chr 12:331 Chr 12:341 Chr 12:351 Chr 12:361 Chr 12:371 Chr 13:1+ 56 more in 1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles — 62×
2 Chr 1:22 Chr 1:62 Chr 1:142 Chr 2:22 Chr 2:102 Chr 2:172 Chr 2:182 Chr 4:52 Chr 7:52 Chr 9:252 Chr 11:12 Chr 12:32 Chr 13:32 Chr 13:172 Chr 14:82 Chr 14:92 Chr 15:112 Chr 17:112 Chr 17:142 Chr 17:152 Chr 17:162 Chr 17:172 Chr 17:182 Chr 25:52 Chr 25:6+ 37 more in 2 Chronicles
Ezra — 19×
Ezra 1:9Ezra 1:10Ezra 1:11Ezra 2:3Ezra 2:6Ezra 2:7Ezra 2:12Ezra 2:14Ezra 2:31Ezra 2:35Ezra 2:37Ezra 2:38Ezra 2:39Ezra 2:64Ezra 2:65Ezra 2:67Ezra 2:69Ezra 8:27+ 1 more in Ezra
Nehemiah — 17×
Nehemiah 3:13Nehemiah 7:8Nehemiah 7:11Nehemiah 7:12Nehemiah 7:17Nehemiah 7:19Nehemiah 7:34Nehemiah 7:38Nehemiah 7:40Nehemiah 7:41Nehemiah 7:42Nehemiah 7:66Nehemiah 7:67Nehemiah 7:69Nehemiah 7:70Nehemiah 7:71Nehemiah 7:72
Esther — 2×
Esther 3:9Esther 9:16
Job — 8×
Job 1:3Job 9:3Job 33:23Job 42:12+ 4 more in Job
Psalms — 8×
Psalms 50:10Psalms 60:1Psalms 68:17Psalms 84:10Psalms 90:4Psalms 91:7Psalms 105:8Psalms 119:72
Ecclesiastes — 2×
Eccles 6:6Eccles 7:28
Song of Solomon — 3×
Song 4:4Song 8:11Song 8:12
Isaiah — 6×
Isaiah 7:23Isaiah 30:17Isaiah 36:8Isaiah 37:36Isaiah 60:22+ 1 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah — 3×
Jeremiah 32:18Jeremiah 52:28Jeremiah 52:30
Ezekiel — 40×
Ezekiel 45:1Ezekiel 45:3Ezekiel 45:5Ezekiel 45:6Ezekiel 47:3Ezekiel 47:4Ezekiel 47:5Ezekiel 48:8Ezekiel 48:9Ezekiel 48:10Ezekiel 48:13Ezekiel 48:15Ezekiel 48:16Ezekiel 48:18Ezekiel 48:20Ezekiel 48:21Ezekiel 48:30Ezekiel 48:32Ezekiel 48:33Ezekiel 48:34Ezekiel 48:35+ 19 more in Ezekiel
Daniel — 3×
Daniel 8:14Daniel 12:11Daniel 12:12
Amos — 1×
Amos 5:3
Micah — 2×
Micah 5:2Micah 6:7

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