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אֶלֶף H504
H504 is the Hebrew word אֶלֶף, transliterated ʼeleph and said eh'-lef. The King James Version most often renders it kine.
What it means
a family; also (from the sense of yoking or taming) an ox or cow.
Where it comes from
from H502 (אָלַף).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: family, kine, oxen.
Verses using אֶלֶף
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Deuteronomy 7:13 · KJV
And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
Deuteronomy 28:4 · KJV
Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
Deuteronomy 28:18 · KJV
Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
Deuteronomy 28:51 · KJV
And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee.
Judges 6:15 · KJV
And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.
Psalm 8:7 · KJV
All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
Proverbs 14:4 · KJV
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
Isaiah 30:24 · KJV
The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.
Common questions
What does Strong's H504 mean?
H504 is the Hebrew word אֶלֶף (ʼeleph), meaning a family; also (from the sense of yoking or taming) an ox or cow.
How is H504 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it kine (4 times), oxen (2 times), behold my family (1 time), where no oxen (1 time).
How many times does H504 appear in the Bible?
אֶלֶף (ʼeleph) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H504 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H502 (אָלַף).
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