The meaning of “אֶלֶף”
Understanding ʼeleph reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
family, kine, oxen. - a family - also (from the sense of yoking or taming) an ox or cow 1) cattle, oxen 1a) in farming 1...
אֶלֶף
family, kine, oxen. - a family - also (from the sense of yoking or taming) an ox or cow 1) cattle, oxen 1a) in farming 1b) as a possession
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 28:18 | “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.” Word: אֶלֶף (ʼeleph) | |
| Judges 6:15 | “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.” Word: אֶלֶף (ʼeleph) | |
| Psalms 8:7 | “All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;” Word: אֶלֶף (ʼeleph) | |
| Proverbs 14:4 | “Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.” Word: אֶלֶף (ʼeleph) | |
| Isaiah 30:24 | “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.” Word: אֶלֶף (ʼeleph) |
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