a.laph denotes a stated large number, used for nobles at a feast and for those serving before the fiery court.

The attested uses present a.laph as a cardinal quantity: Daniel 5:1 applies it to nobles at Belshazzar's feast, while Daniel 7:10 uses repeated quantity language for those serving and standing before the court.

1. A large stated number · dominant

   In Daniel 5:1, the cardinal forms occur in the feast scene concerning Belshazzar and his nobles; the APB renders the clause "for his thousand nobles, and before the thousand he drank wine." In Daniel 7:10, plural cardinal forms occur in the description of those who served and stood before him; the APB renders "Thousand thousands served him."

   Daniel 5:1Daniel 7:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the quantity with "thousand" in Daniel 5:1 and "Thousand thousands" in Daniel 7:10. These phrases confirm the verse contexts rather than isolate each form's individual rendering.