אָלַף
ʼâlaph · aw-lof'
hence, to learn (and causatively to teach)
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root, to associate with;
hence, to learn (and causatively to teach)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: learn, teach, utter.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › authority, the one who leads › to speak, the word
Strength, the leader of authority, the one who leads that works to speak, the word.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אָלַף above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- uttereth1 · 25%
- and i shall teach1 · 25%
- who teacheth1 · 25%
- lest thou learn1 · 25%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.