עָלַף
ʻâlaph · aw-laf'
to veil or cover; figuratively, to be languid
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to veil or cover; figuratively, to be languid
- to veil or cover
- figuratively, to be languid
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: faint, overlaid, wrap self.
Letters
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- 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)
to see and know › authority, the one who leads › to speak, the word
To see and know of authority, the one who leads that works to speak, the word.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of עָלַף 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
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and wrapped herself1 · 20%
- overlaid1 · 20%
- have fainted1 · 20%
- faint1 · 20%
- that he fainted1 · 20%
Where it is used, by book.
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.