Lexicon alluwph: Chief, Leader, Friend, Companion Original Word: אַלּוּף Strong's Exhaustive Concordance captain, duke, chief friend, governor, guide, ox Or (shortened) talluph {al-loof'}; from 'alph; 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. see HEBREW 'alph Brown-Driver-Briggs 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 i. q. I. אֶלֶף; אַלּוּפֵינוּ מְסֻבָּלִים Psalm 144:14 (i.e. cows). II. אַלּוּף noun masculine1Chronicles 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 t.) + 38 t. Genesis 36 (P); Exodus 15:15 (E) 1 Chronicles 1:51 (4 t.) + 9 t.; of Judah Zechariah 12:5,6; so אַלֻּף Zechariah 9:7 (in simile) Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root אָלַף (alaph), which means "to learn" or "to teach."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G172 (ἄρχων, archon): A ruler or leader, similar to the chieftain aspect of אַלּוּף. Usage: The word is used in various contexts in the Hebrew Bible, often to denote a leader or chief, but also in more personal contexts to describe a friend or companion. It can also refer to a domesticated animal, such as a bullock, emphasizing gentleness or tameness. Context: • Familiar/Friend: In some contexts, אַלּוּף (alluph) is used to describe a close companion or friend, highlighting a relationship of trust and familiarity. For example, in Proverbs 2:17, it refers to the "companion of her youth." Forms and Transliterations אַ֝לּוּפִ֗י אַלֻּפִ֖ים אַלֻּפֵ֥י אַלֻּפֵ֨י אַלּ֖וּף אַלּ֣וּף אַלּ֤וּף אַלּ֥וּף אַלּ֧וּף אַלּֽוּף־ אַלּֽוּף׃ אַלּוּפֵ֗ינוּ אַלּוּפֵ֞י אַלּוּפֵ֣י אַלּוּפֵ֤י אַלּוּפֵ֥י אַלּוּפֵ֧י אַלּוּפֵיהֶ֖ם אלוף אלוף־ אלוף׃ אלופי אלופיהם אלופינו אלפי אלפים בְּאַלּ֑וּף באלוף כְּאַלֻּ֣ף כאלף לְאַלֻּפֵיהֶ֖ם לאלפיהם ’al·lu·p̄ê ’al·lū·p̄ê ’al·lū·p̄ê·hem ’al·lū·p̄ê·nū ’al·lū·p̄î ’al·lu·p̄îm ’al·lūp̄ ’al·lūp̄- ’allūp̄ ’allūp̄- ’allup̄ê ’allūp̄ê ’allūp̄êhem ’allūp̄ênū ’allūp̄î ’allup̄îm alLuf alluFei allufeiHem alluFeinu alluFi alluFim bə’allūp̄ bə·’al·lūp̄ bealLuf kə’allup̄ kə·’al·lup̄ kealLuf lə’allup̄êhem lə·’al·lu·p̄ê·hem leallufeiHemLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 36:15 HEB: אֵ֖לֶּה אַלּוּפֵ֣י בְנֵֽי־ עֵשָׂ֑ו NAS: These are the chiefs of the sons KJV: These [were] dukes of the sons INT: These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau Genesis 36:15 Genesis 36:15 Genesis 36:15 Genesis 36:15 Genesis 36:16 Genesis 36:16 Genesis 36:16 Genesis 36:16 Genesis 36:17 Genesis 36:17 Genesis 36:17 Genesis 36:17 Genesis 36:17 Genesis 36:18 Genesis 36:18 Genesis 36:18 Genesis 36:18 Genesis 36:19 Genesis 36:21 Genesis 36:29 Genesis 36:29 Genesis 36:29 Genesis 36:29 Genesis 36:29 69 Occurrences |