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אֶלֶף

ʼeleph · Hebrew · Strong's H504 · 8 occurrences

The KJV renders 3 different Hebrew and Greek words as “family”

What it means

a family; also (from the sense of yoking or taming) an ox or cow

from H502 (אָלַף);

How the KJV renders it

family, kine, oxen

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

family
also renders patriá (G3965), bayith (H1004)
kine
also renders bâqâr (H1241)

Where it appears

8 occurrences in the Hebrew text.

Deuteronomy 7:13 HNcmpc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 28:4 HNcmpc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 28:18 HNcmpc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 28:51 HNcmpc/Sp2msIsaiah 30:24 HC/Td/NcmpaJudges 6:15 HNcmsc/Sp1csProverbs 14:4 HAcbpaPsalm 8:7 HC/Ncmpa

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.