ἈΛΕΦ, ἀλεφ
ALEPH, aleph
Sounds Like: AH-lef
Translations: Aleph, Alpha, first letter, ox
From the root: ἈΛΕΦ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Letter
Explanation: This word is a transliteration of the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, 'Aleph'. It is often used in the Septuagint (the Greek Old Testament) to mark the first section of acrostic poems, such as in the book of Lamentations, where each stanza begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The letter 'Aleph' itself originally depicted an ox head, and thus the word can also refer to an 'ox' or 'leader'.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἈΛΕΦ, appear in our texts.
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