Elef (אלף) means thousand in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
thousand
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Elef.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מאה עשרות; 1000; 103
אֵלֶּה פְּקוּדֵי בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם, כָּל פְּקוּדֵי הַמַּחֲנֹת לְצִבְאֹתָם; שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וּשְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים.
- 2תקופה בת אלף (1) שנים.
- 3לא בשימושמשפחה.
אֵלֶּה קְרוּאֵי הָעֵדָה; נְשִׂיאֵי מַטּוֹת אֲבוֹתָם, רָאשֵׁי אַלְפֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הֵם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Elef is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֶלֶף
- Written without vowel points
- אלף
- Said
- elef
- Root
- א־ל־פ
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- אֲלָפִים
- Inflections
- זוגי: אַלְפַּיִם; ר' אֲלָפִים, אַלְפֵי־
- Gematria
- 111
This is how Elef is said in other languages.
- English
- thousand
- Arabic
- ألف
- Russian
- тысяча
- French
- mille
- Spanish
- mil
- German
- tausend
- Yiddish
- טויזנט
These words rhyme with Elef.
The word Elef is part of these phrases and sayings.
- תמונה שוה אלף מלים
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The word Elef comes from the root א־ל־פ, like these words.
This is where the word Elef comes from.
אוגריתית (אַלף); ארמית מקראית:, "אַלְפָּא"; ערבית: أَلْف, ארמית סורית.
These words come before and after Elef in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Elef.
What does Elef (אלף) mean in Hebrew?
Elef (אלף) means thousand. It is said elef, with the stress on e.
What rhymes with Elef (אלף)?
Words that rhyme with Elef (אלף) include חלף, דלף, חלף, and טלף.
Is Elef (אלף) masculine or feminine?
The word Elef (אלף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אֲלָפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אלף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.