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אֶלֶף H505

H505 is the Hebrew word אֶלֶף, transliterated ʼeleph and said eh'-lef. The King James Version most often renders it thousand.

Word: אֶלֶףTransliteration: ʼelephSaid: eh'-lefLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 386 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

prop, the same as H504 (אֶלֶף).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 482 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

thousand 406×thousands 31×two thousand 25×over thousands 7×eleven hundred 3×among the thousands 2×over a thousand 2×among a thousand 2×mother of thousands 1×weighed two thousand 1×out of the thousands 1×make you a thousand 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: thousand.

Verses using אֶלֶף

The first 40 of 386 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 20:16 · KJV

And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.

Genesis 24:60 · KJV

And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.

Exodus 12:37 · KJV

And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.

Exodus 18:21 · KJV

Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

Exodus 18:25 · KJV

And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

Exodus 20:6 · KJV

And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

Exodus 32:28 · KJV

And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.

Exodus 34:7 · KJV

Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.

Exodus 38:25 · KJV

And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

Exodus 38:26 · KJV

A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.

Exodus 38:28 · KJV

And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them.

Exodus 38:29 · KJV

And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels.

Numbers 1:16 · KJV

These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

Numbers 1:21 · KJV

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

Numbers 1:23 · KJV

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

Numbers 1:25 · KJV

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.

Numbers 1:27 · KJV

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

Numbers 1:29 · KJV

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

Numbers 1:31 · KJV

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

Numbers 1:33 · KJV

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.

Numbers 1:35 · KJV

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

Numbers 1:37 · KJV

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

Numbers 1:39 · KJV

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

Numbers 1:41 · KJV

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

Numbers 1:43 · KJV

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

Numbers 1:46 · KJV

Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

Numbers 2:4 · KJV

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

Numbers 2:6 · KJV

And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

Numbers 2:8 · KJV

And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

Numbers 2:9 · KJV

All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.

Numbers 2:11 · KJV

And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

Numbers 2:13 · KJV

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

Numbers 2:15 · KJV

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

Numbers 2:16 · KJV

All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.

Numbers 2:19 · KJV

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.

Numbers 2:21 · KJV

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

Numbers 2:23 · KJV

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

Numbers 2:24 · KJV

All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank.

Numbers 2:26 · KJV

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

Numbers 2:28 · KJV

And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.

Common questions

What does Strong's H505 mean?

H505 is the Hebrew word אֶלֶף (ʼeleph), meaning hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand.

How is H505 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it thousand (406 times), thousands (31 times), two thousand (25 times), over thousands (7 times), eleven hundred (3 times), among others.

How many times does H505 appear in the Bible?

אֶלֶף (ʼeleph) is tagged in 386 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H505 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: prop, the same as H504 (אֶלֶף).

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