aleph

[ ah-lif; Hebrew ah-lef ]

/ ˈɑ lɪf; Hebrew ˈɑ lɛf /

noun

the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

the glottal stop consonant or, alternatively, long vowel represented by this letter.

Origin of aleph

1250–1300; Middle English <Hebrew āleph, akin to eleph ox

Words nearby aleph

Alençon, Alençon lace, alendronate sodium, Alene, leopard cannot change its spots, a, aleph, aleph-bet, aleph-null, Aleppo, Aleppo boil, Aleppo gall

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Example sentences from the Web for aleph

Daneri is using the Aleph to write a terrible poem that minutely and pointlessly describes everything on earth.
Is Dave Eggers’ ‘The Circle’ Our Generation’s ‘1984’?|Stefan Beck|October 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The first begins with Aleph, the second with Beth, and so on, the second verse of each pair not being counted in the scheme.
The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 1|A. Maclaren
Each short clause begins with Aleph; each makes the same fervid resolve.
The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 1|A. Maclaren
Commonly referred to under the symbol , the Hebrew letter, Aleph.
Lectures on Bible Revision|Samuel Newth

British Dictionary definitions for aleph

aleph

/ (ˈɑːlɪf, Hebrew ˈaːlɛf) /

noun

the first letter in the Hebrew alphabet (א) articulated as a glottal stop and transliterated with a superior comma (`)

Word Origin for aleph

Hebrew: ox

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单词	aleph
释义	aleph [ ah-lif; Hebrew ah-lef ] / ˈɑ lɪf; Hebrew ˈɑ lɛf / noun the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. the glottal stop consonant or, alternatively, long vowel represented by this letter. Origin of aleph 1250–1300; Middle English <Hebrew āleph, akin to eleph ox Words nearby aleph Alençon, Alençon lace, alendronate sodium, Alene, leopard cannot change its spots, a, aleph, aleph-bet, aleph-null, Aleppo, Aleppo boil, Aleppo gall Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aleph Daneri is using the Aleph to write a terrible poem that minutely and pointlessly describes everything on earth. Is Dave Eggers’ ‘The Circle’ Our Generation’s ‘1984’?\|Stefan Beck\|October 2, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The first begins with Aleph, the second with Beth, and so on, the second verse of each pair not being counted in the scheme. The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 1\|A. Maclaren Each short clause begins with Aleph; each makes the same fervid resolve. The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 1\|A. Maclaren Commonly referred to under the symbol , the Hebrew letter, Aleph. Lectures on Bible Revision\|Samuel Newth British Dictionary definitions for aleph aleph / (ˈɑːlɪf, Hebrew ˈaːlɛf) / noun the first letter in the Hebrew alphabet (א) articulated as a glottal stop and transliterated with a superior comma (`) Word Origin for aleph Hebrew: ox Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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