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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #502 - אָלַף

Transliteration
ʼâlaph
Phonetics
aw-lof'
Origin
a primitive root, to associate with
Parts of Speech
Verb
TWOT
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Definition   
Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) to learn

1a) (Qal) to learn

1b) (Piel) to teach

Greek Equivalent Words:
Strong #: 3129 ‑ μανθάνω (man‑than'‑o);  1321 ‑ διδάσκω (did‑as'‑ko);  1777 ‑ ἔνοχος (en'‑okh‑os);  
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NAS (4)
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HCS (4)
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BSB (4)
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ESV (4)
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Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

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)

AHL Definitions Copyright: ©1999-2024
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
 I. [אָלַף] verb learn (Arabic 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, 31,388 Ge:§ 68 fin., compare Ew§ 73 b) Job 35:11; followed by 2accusative אֲאַלֶּפְךָ חָכְמָה Job 33:33.


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Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

אָלַף or


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List of Word Forms
וַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ֥ ואאלפך יְאַלֵּ֣ף יאלף מַ֭לְּפֵנוּ מלפנו תֶּאֱלַ֥ף תאלף mal·lə·p̄ê·nū Mallefenu malləp̄ênū te’ĕlap̄ te·’ĕ·lap̄ teeLaf vaaallefCha wa’ă’allep̄ḵā wa·’ă·’al·lep̄·ḵā yə’allêp̄ yə·’al·lêp̄ yealLef
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