How to Say "Thousands" in Hebrew

אלפים

The English phrase 'thousands' is translated into Hebrew as אלפים.

Did you know?

The word אלף also means 'ox' in ancient Hebrew. Some historians believe the word for 'thousand' derived from the ox because it was the primary unit of wealth for ancient livestock owners.
The word אלף is used in the term אלף-בית (alphabet), literally meaning 'thousand-two', though the Hebrew alphabet has far fewer than a thousand letters.
In Hebrew, the word אלף (thousand) is also the word used for the letter 'Aleph', the first letter of the alphabet. This means the word for a number and the name of a character are identical.

אלפים איבדו את ביתם.
Thousands lost their homes.
This sentence shows the use of אלפים.
Tatoeba #1425963 by MrShoval, translation #806965 by Source_VOA
אלפים נחפזו למחוז נום.
Thousands of people rushed to Nome.
This sentence demonstrates the use of אלפים.
Tatoeba #5965273 by fekundulo, translation #807243 by Source_VOA
בעיר הזאת גרים אלפים שמונה או עשרה בחדר אחד.
In this city, there are thousands who live eight or ten to a room.
This sentence illustrates the use of אלפים.
Tatoeba #3067257 by fekundulo, translation #5092244 by AlanF_US
הוא זכה באלפי דולרים.
He won thousands of dollars.
אלפי העובדים בחברה הם רבים ומגוונים.
The company has thousands of employees who are diverse and varied.
המשקאות הם במחיר עשרות אלפים ש"ח.
The drinks are priced at tens of thousands of shekels.
אני רואה כל מיני פרחים בשדות, עשרות אלפים!
I see all kinds of flowers in the fields, tens of thousands!
2 more sentences on Tatoeba

Itay and Noa are talking about a large concert.

איתי Itay

ראית כמה אנשים היו שם?
Ra'it kama anashim hayu sham?
Did you see how many people were there?
נועה Noa

כן, היו שם אלפים!
Ken, hayu sham alafim!
Yes, there were thousands there!
איתי Itay

זה היה פשוט מדהים.
Ze haya pashut madhim.
It was simply amazing.
נועה Noa

אני לא מאמינה שכל כך הרבה הגיעו.
Ani lo ma'amina shekol kach harbe higi'u.
I can't believe so many came.

Sources

⭐Share⭐ to appreciate human effort 🙏