אֶלֶף שָׁנָה
Hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand · a year (as a revolution of time)
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אֶלֶף H505 hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
שָׁנֶה H8141 a year (as a revolution of time)
What does אֶלֶף שָׁנָה (eleph shanah) mean in the Bible?
אֶלֶף · שָׁנֶה is a Hebrew word meaning "thousand years".
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