503. alaph
Lexicon
alaph: To learn, to teach, to be accustomed, to be familiar

Original Word: אָלַף
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: alaph
Pronunciation: ah-laf'
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-laf')
Definition: To learn, to teach, to be accustomed, to be familiar
Meaning: to make a, thousandfold

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
bring forth thousands

Denominative from 'eleph; causative, to make a thousandfold -- bring forth thousands.

see HEBREW 'eleph

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
denominative verb from eleph
Definition
to produce thousands
NASB Translation
bring forth (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. אֶ֫לֶף noun masculineJudges 6:15 thousand (אלף MI, SI, Sabean DHMZMG 1875, 615; Arabic , Aramaic , אֲלַף, אלפיא) — ׳) א׳(אָ֑ Genesis 20:16 +; suffix אַלְמִּי Judges 6:15; dual אַלְמַּיִם Numbers 4:36 +; plural אֲלָפִים Exodus 18:21 +; construct אַלְפֵי Exodus 32:28 +; אֲלָפֶיךָ Deuteronomy 7:13 2t.; אֲלָפָיו Qr 1 Samuel 18:7 2t. (Kt פֿו) — a thousand.

1 numeral:

a. used with noun alone; mostly before noun Numbers 35:4; Joshua 7:3; Nehemiah 3:13; 1 Chronicles 18:4 +; after noun (late) 1 Chronicles 12:35 6t. Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah; בָּאַמָּה ׳א Numbers 35:5 (4 t. in verse); Ezekiel 47:3 (strike out Co); the noun always plural when preceding, sometimes when following, 1 Samuel 25:2; 1 Kings 3:4; 2 Kings 18:23 = Isaiah 36:8; 2Chronicles 30:24; Psalm 90:4; Job 42:12; Ecclesiastes 6:6; elsewhere singular אישׁ Judges 9:49; Judges 15:15,16; Joshua 7:3 +; אַמָּה Numbers 35:4 + (so SI); דּוֺר Deuteronomy 7:9 +, compare 1 Chronicles 18:4; 1 Chronicles 19:6; 2 Kings 15:19; Job 42:12; Songs 4:4; Isaiah 7:23, noun sometimes collective; ׳א plural construct Micah 6:7; Psalm 119:72; Genesis 24:60; noun not expressed (or not fully) Genesis 20:16; Numbers 31:5,6 +; distributive אֶלֶף ֗֗֗ אֶלֶף Numbers 31:4; multiplicative Deuteronomy 1:11 מְּעָמִים ׳א; indefinite for great number (plural) Exodus 20:6; Exodus 34:7; Deuteronomy 5:10; Jeremiah 32:18, (singular) Deuteronomy 32:30; Ecclesiastes 6:6 +.

b. ׳א + other number usually precedes it Exodus 38:25 + often; but following רִבּוֺא Ezra 2:64 2t.; it follows also smaller number Numbers 3:50; 1 Kings 5:12 (so SI); the noun following in singular Exodus 28:25 8t.; plural 2 Samuel 8:4 2t.; noun precedes, in plural (late) Daniel 12:12 2t.; noun not expressed Exodus 38:28 #NAME?

c. ׳א X other number always following Exodus 12:37 +; usual order is no. X ׳א + additional no. (if any) + noun (if expressed) Numbers 31:52; Judges 20:35 compare Exodus 12:37; 2 Kings 3:4 (twice in verse) +; less often noun + no. X ׳א Numbers 31:33; 1 Kings 8:63 +; (other combinations see Exodus 38:26; Numbers 26:51; Numbers 31:32; Ezekiel 48:30; 1 Chronicles 29:7 etc.); ׳א usually singular Numbers 11:21 +; except after units, where plural absolute Numbers 1:46; Judges 20:34 + (so MI); seldom plural construct Exodus 32:28; Judges 4:10; Job 1:3 (twice in verse); (noun mostly singular when following Judges 4:10; 1 Kings 12:21+, yet plural Joshua 4:13; 1 Samuel 13:5 +; when preceding it is plural 1 Chronicles 5:21 +, or collective Numbers 31:33; 1 Samuel 25:2; 1 Kings 8:63; 2Chronicles 7:5 +); אֶלֶף אֲלָפִים 1 Chronicles 21:5; 1 Chronicles 22:14; 2Chron 14:8; אַלְפֵי שִׁנְאָן Psalm 68:18, compare שִׁנְאָן; בְּהַרֲרֵי אָ֑לֶף Psalm 50:10, read אֵל compare Psalm 36:7, Ol Bi Che; yet see Hup De. —

Note.10,000= עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים etc. Judges 1:4; Judges 3:29; 1 Kings 5:28; 1 Chronicles 29:7 +; less often רִבּוֺ, רְבָבָה etc. q. v.

2 a thousand, a company of 1000 men, as united under one superior, or leader, hence ׳(שָׂרֵי) שַׂר א Exodus 18:21,25 compare Numbers 31:14 +; compare יִשְׂרָאֵל ׳רָאשֵׁי א Numbers 1:16; Numbers 10:4; Joshua 22:21,30 & see below; compare also 1 Samuel 29:2; especially family, etc. Judges 6:15; 1 Samuel 10:19 ("" שֵׁבֶט & compare מִשְׁמַּחַת 1 Samuel 10:21); compare Micah 5:2; — Numbers 10:36 (רִבְבוֺת אַלְפֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל) Numbers 31:5; Joshua 22:14; 1 Samuel 23:23 apparently shew transition to this technical use. **[אָלַף]

verb denominative Hiph`il Psalm 144:13 מַאֲלִיפוֺת producing thousands (subject צאֹן).

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct one-to-one correspondence between Hebrew and Greek terms in Strong's Concordance. However, the concept of multiplication or increase can be related to Greek terms such as πληθύνω (plethyno • Strong's Greek 4129), which means to multiply or increase, and διδάσκω (didasko • Strong's Greek 1321), which means to teach. These Greek terms capture similar themes of growth and instruction found in the Hebrew אָלַף.

Usage: The verb אָלַף (alaph) is used in the context of increasing or multiplying, often in a figurative sense. It can also imply teaching or learning, suggesting a process of growth or enhancement.

Context: The Hebrew root אָלַף (alaph) is a primitive verb that carries the primary meaning of making something a thousandfold, indicating a significant increase or multiplication. This term is used in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often metaphorically, to describe the process of teaching or learning, which can be seen as a form of intellectual or spiritual multiplication.

In the Berean Standard Bible, the concept of multiplying or increasing is often associated with blessings or divine favor. For example, in Deuteronomy 1:11, Moses expresses a blessing upon Israel: "May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times over and bless you as He has promised." Here, the idea of a thousandfold increase is directly linked to divine blessing and prosperity.

The verb can also imply the act of teaching or learning, as seen in Job 33:33, where Elihu offers to teach Job wisdom: "But if not, listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom." The process of teaching is akin to multiplying knowledge, thus aligning with the broader semantic range of אָלַף.

In a broader theological context, the concept of multiplication and teaching reflects the covenantal promises of God to His people, where growth and increase are seen as signs of divine favor and fulfillment of His promises.

Forms and Transliterations
מַ֭אֲלִיפוֹת מאליפות ma’ălîp̄ōwṯ ma·’ă·lî·p̄ō·wṯ Maalifot
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 144:13
HEB: זַ֥ן צֹאונֵ֣נוּ מַ֭אֲלִיפוֹת מְרֻבָּב֗וֹת בְּחוּצוֹתֵֽינוּ׃
NAS: of produce, [And] our flocks bring forth thousands
KJV: [that] our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands
INT: kind of produce our flocks bring thousands our fields

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Strong's Hebrew 503
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ma·’ă·lî·p̄ō·wṯ — 1 Occ.















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