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Lexicon :: Strong's H441 - 'allûp̄

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אַלּוּף
Transliteration
'allûp̄
Pronunciation
al-loof'
Part of Speech
adjective, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From אָלַף (H502)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 109b

Strong’s Definitions

אַלּוּף ʼallûwph, al-loof'; or (shortened) אַלֻּף ʼalluph; from H502; 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):—captain, duke, (chief) friend, governor, guide, ox.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 69x

The KJV translates Strong's H441 in the following manner: duke (57x), guide (4x), friends (2x), governors (2x), captains (1x), governor (1x), ox (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 69x
The KJV translates Strong's H441 in the following manner: duke (57x), guide (4x), friends (2x), governors (2x), captains (1x), governor (1x), ox (2x).
adjective

  1. tame, docile

    masculine noun

  2. friend, intimate

  3. (BDB) chief, chiliarch

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אַלּוּף ʼallûwph, al-loof'; or (shortened) אַלֻּף ʼalluph; from H502; 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):—captain, duke, (chief) friend, governor, guide, ox.
STRONGS H441: Abbreviations
I. אַלּוּף adjective tame — א׳ absolute Micah 7:5 +; construct Proverbs 2:17 +; suffix אַלּוּפֵי Psalm 55:14; plural אַלֻּפִים Jeremiah 13:21; suffix אַלֻּפֵינוּ Psalm 144:14, etc.; —
1. tame, docile, כֶּבֶשׂ אַלּוּף a docile (gentle) lamb Jeremiah 11:19.
2. noun masculine friend, intimate Psalm 55:14 (|| מְיֻדָּע) Micah 7:5 (|| רֵעַ) Proverbs 16:28; Proverbs 17:9; Jeremiah 13:21; of a woman's husband נְעוּרֶיהָ א׳ Proverbs 2:17; figurative of י׳ as husband of Judah, id., Jeremiah 3:4.
3. same as H504 I. אֶלֶף; אַלּוּפֵינוּ מְסֻבָּלִים Psalm 144:14 (i.e. cows).

II. אַלּוּף noun masculine 1 Chronicles 1:51 chief, chiliarch (denominative from II. אֶלֶף see Di Genesis 36:15) — א׳ absolute Genesis 36:15 +; plural construct אַלּוּפֵי (אַלֻּפֵי) Exodus 15:15 +; suffix אַלּוּפֵיהֶם Genesis 36:19, 30 — chief (tribal) of Edom Genesis 36:15 (5 times) + 38 times Genesis 36 (P); Exodus 15:15 (E) 1 Chronicles 1:51 (4 times) + 9 times; of Judah Zechariah 12:5, 6; so אַלֻּף Zechariah 9:7 (in simile)
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

36; 36:15; 36:15; 36:15; 36:19; 36:30

Exodus

15:15; 15:15

1 Chronicles

1:51; 1:51

Psalms

55:14; 55:14; 144:14; 144:14

Proverbs

2:17; 2:17; 16:28; 17:9

Jeremiah

3:4; 11:19; 13:21; 13:21

Micah

7:5; 7:5

Zechariah

9:7; 12:5; 12:6