Hebrew · H505, H8141

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

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שָׁנֶה H8141 a year (as a revolution of time)

Pronunciation shanim

Cyclical time unit marking natural revolutions; foundational for age, covenant seasons, and divine chronology

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What does אֶלֶף שָׁנָה (eleph shanah) mean in the Bible?

אֶלֶף · שָׁנֶה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "thousand years".

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What does אֶלֶף · שָׁנֶה mean in the Bible?

אֶלֶף · שָׁנֶה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "thousand years".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H505, H8141?

H505, H8141 is connected to 1,387 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. thousand years

Strong's H505, H8141

Lexical occurrences 1,387 verses

Source Gloss

thousand years

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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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