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Strong's #502 - אָלַף
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- to learn
- (Qal) to learn
- (Piel) to teach
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2001) pla (אלפ ALP) AC: Guide CO: Yoke AB: Learn: The yoke of the oxen, the yoke of learning. An older experienced ox is yoked to a younger inexperienced one in order to teach it how to pull a load. A thousand, as a large number of oxen. [from: la- an ox as wearing a yoke for work] (eng: elephant)
V) pla (אלפ ALP) - I. Learn:To learn by example in the sense of being yoked to another. II. Thousand:To make or bring forth a thousand, a thousand-fold. KJV (5): (vf: Hiphil, Paal, Piel) teach, learn, utter, bring forth thousands - Strongs: H502 (אָלַף), H503 (אָלַף)
Nm) pla (אלפ ALP) - I. Ox: II. Thousand:[Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (517): kine, oxen, family - Strongs: H504 (אֶלֶף), H505 (אֶלֶף), H506 (אֶלֶף)
dm) pfla (אלופ ALWP) - Guide: One who is yoked to another to lead and teach. KJV (69): duke, guide, friend, governor, captain, ox - Strongs: H441 (אַלֻּף)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
keep, cleave to, become familiar with; Aramaic אֲלַף, 
, learn, 
, Pa teach). Qal Imperfect 2 masculine singular תֶּאֱלַף אֹרְחֹתָו֯ Proverbs 22:25;
Pi`el teach, followed by accusativeיְאַלֵּף מִּיךָ Job 15:5 (subject עֲוֺנְךָ); so Participle מַלְּפֵנוּ (for ׳מְאַלְּ Sta§ lll, 3 Kö1,388 Ge:§ 68 fin., compare Ew§ 73 b) Job 35:11; followed by 2accusative אֲאַלֶּפְךָ חָכְמָה Job 33:33.
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