אלוף
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]| Root |
|---|
| א־ל־ף (ʾ-l-p) |
From root א־ל־ף (“to associate”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)aˈluf/
Noun
[edit]אַלּוּף • (alúf) m (plural indefinite אַלּוּפִים, plural construct אַלּוּפֵי־, feminine counterpart אַלּוּפָה)
- (military) major general
- A champion (someone who has been winner in a contest).
- (Biblical Hebrew) A close friend.
Derived terms
[edit]- אַלּוּף מִשְׁנֶה (alúf mishné)
- סְגַן־אַלּוּף (sgan-alúf)
- רַב־אַלּוּף (rav-alúf)
- תַּת־אַלּוּף (tat alúf)
References
[edit]- H441 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- “אלוף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
[edit]
אלוף on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he- Aluf on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
