אלוף

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
א־ל־ף (ʾ-l-p)

From root א־ל־ף (“to associate”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)aˈluf/

Noun

אַלּוּף • (alúf) m (plural indefinite אַלּוּפִים, plural construct אַלּוּפֵי־, feminine counterpart אַלּוּפָה)

1. (military) major general
2. A champion (someone who has been winner in a contest).
3. (Biblical Hebrew) A close friend.

Derived terms

• אַלּוּף מִשְׁנֶה (alúf mishné)
• סְגַן־אַלּוּף (sgan-alúf)
• רַב־אַלּוּף (rav-alúf)
• תַּת־אַלּוּף (tat alúf)

References

• H441 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “אלוף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• אלוף on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he
• Aluf on Wikipedia.Wikipedia