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1 Chronicles 1:52
“Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אַלּוּףʼallûwph · al-loof'
H441 · Hebrew
H441 · Hebrew
- Definition
- familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock (as being tame; applied, although masculine, to a cow); and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat cattle)
- Derivation
- or (shortened) אַלֻּף; from H502 (אָלַף);
- KJV renderings
- captain, duke, (chief) friend, governor, guide, ox.
- Grammar
- אַלּ֧וּף — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 69 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 36:15Genesis 36:15Genesis 36:15Genesis 36:15Genesis 36:15
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אַלּוּף here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.