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It is used in the Old Testament to quantify large groups, whether of people, animals, or other items. The term can also imply a military unit or clan, suggesting a collective or organized group.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, numbers were often used symbolically as well as literally. The term "eleph" could represent a literal count of a thousand, but it might also signify a large, unspecified number or a significant military unit. In the context of tribal and familial structures, "eleph" could denote a clan or a group of families, reflecting the communal and collective nature of ancient Near Eastern societies.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/502.htm">alaph</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>cattle<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>herd (4), oxen (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. [<font class="hebrew2">ֶ֫ אלֶף</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font><sup>Psalm 8:8</sup>; only plural <font size="+1"><b>cattle</b></font> (Phoenician <font class="hebrew2">אלף</font>, Assyrian <i><em>alpu</em></i>, COT<sup>Gloss</sup>) — <font class="hebrew2">אֲלָפִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14-4.htm">Proverbs 14:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/30-24.htm">Isaiah 30:24</a> used in tillage; subject to man <a href="/interlinear/psalms/8-8.htm">Psalm 8:8</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">צֹנֶה</font>); their increase <font class="hebrew2">שְׁגַר אֲלָפֶיךָ</font> a blessing <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/7-13.htm">Deuteronomy 7:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Deuteronomy 28:4</a>,18,51 ("" all <font class="hebrew2">עַשְׁתִּרֹת צאֹנֶ֑ךָ</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>family, kine, oxen <p>From <a href="/hebrew/502.htm">'alph</a>; a family; also (from the sense of yoking or taming) an ox or cow -- family, kine, oxen. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/502.htm">'alph</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אֲ֭לָפִים אֲלָפֶ֖יךָ אֲלָפֶ֙יךָ֙ אַלְפִּי֙ אלפי אלפיך אלפים וְהָאֲלָפִ֣ים וַאֲלָפִ֣ים ואלפים והאלפים ’ă·lā·p̄e·ḵā ’ă·lā·p̄îm ’al·pî ’ălāp̄eḵā ’ălāp̄îm ’alpî alaFeicha Alafim alPi vaalaFim vehaalaFim wa’ălāp̄îm wa·’ă·lā·p̄îm wə·hā·’ă·lā·p̄îm wəhā’ălāp̄îm<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/7-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 7:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָ שְׁגַר־ <b> אֲלָפֶ֙יךָ֙ </b> וְעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣ת צֹאנֶ֔ךָ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the increase <span class="itali">of your herd</span> and the young<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the increase <span class="itali">of thy kine,</span> and the flocks<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/7-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and your oil the increase <span class="itali">of your herd</span> and the young of your flock<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/28-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 28:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְהֶמְתֶּ֑ךָ שְׁגַ֥ר <b> אֲלָפֶ֖יךָ </b> וְעַשְׁתְּר֥וֹת צֹאנֶֽךָ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the increase <span class="itali">of your herd</span> and the young<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the increase <span class="itali">of thy kine,</span> and the flocks<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/28-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of your beasts the increase <span class="itali">of your herd</span> and the young of your flock<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/28-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 28:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ שְׁגַ֥ר <b> אֲלָפֶ֖יךָ </b> וְעַשְׁתְּר֥וֹת צֹאנֶֽךָ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the increase <span class="itali">of your herd</span> and the young<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the increase <span class="itali">of thy kine,</span> and the flocks<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/28-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of your ground the increase <span class="itali">of your herd</span> and the young of your flock<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/28-51.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 28:51</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְיִצְהָ֔ר שְׁגַ֥ר <b> אֲלָפֶ֖יךָ </b> וְעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣ת צֹאנֶ֑ךָ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the increase <span class="itali">of your herd</span> or the young<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [or] the increase <span class="itali">of thy kine,</span> or flocks<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/28-51.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> oil the increase <span class="itali">of your herd</span> the young of your flock<p><b><a href="/text/judges/6-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 6:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הִנֵּ֤ה <b> אַלְפִּי֙ </b> הַדַּ֣ל בִּמְנַשֶּׁ֔ה</span><br><a href="/kjvs/judges/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Israel? <span class="itali">behold, my family</span> [is] poor<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/6-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Israel behold <span class="itali">oxen</span> is the least Manasseh<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/8-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 8:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> צֹנֶ֣ה <b> וַאֲלָפִ֣ים </b> כֻּלָּ֑ם וְ֝גַ֗ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> sheep <span class="itali">and oxen,</span> And also<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> All sheep <span class="itali">and oxen,</span> yea, and the beasts<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/8-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sheep <span class="itali">and oxen</span> All and also<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/14-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 14:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> בְּאֵ֣ין <b> אֲ֭לָפִים </b> אֵב֣וּס בָּ֑ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Where no <span class="itali">oxen</span> are, the manger<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Where no oxen</span> [are], the crib<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> no <span class="itali">oxen</span> are the manger is clean<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/30-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 30:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וְהָאֲלָפִ֣ים </b> וְהָעֲיָרִ֗ים עֹֽבְדֵי֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Also the oxen</span> and the donkeys<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">The oxen</span> likewise and the young asses<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/30-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">the oxen</span> and the donkeys work<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_504.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_504.htm">Strong's Hebrew 504<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/alafeicha_504.htm">’ă·lā·p̄e·ḵā — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/alafim_504.htm">’ă·lā·p̄îm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/alpi_504.htm">’al·pî — 1 Occ.</a><br><a 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