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Genesis 36:41

“Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

אַלּוּףʼallûwph · al-loof'
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
Code HNcmsa
Usage: Occurs 69 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 36:15 Genesis 36:15 Genesis 36:15 Genesis 36:15 Genesis 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.

Verse 40 Verse 42

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.