אלוף

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
א־ל־ף‎ (ʾ-l-p)

From root א־ל־ף ("to associate").

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)aˈluf/

Noun

אַלּוּף • (alúf) m (plural indefinite אַלּוּפִים‎, plural construct אַלּוּפֵי־‎, feminine counterpart אַלּוּפָה‎)

A major general (military rank).
A champion (someone who has been winner in a contest).
(Biblical Hebrew) A close friend.

References

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

אלוף‎ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he
Aluf on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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