אַלּוּף

al.luphAdjectiveH0441

tame

From: or (shortened) אַלֻּף; from H502 (אָלַף);

Short 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)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. tame, docile 2) friend, intimate

Grammar

Part of Speech Adjective

Morphology H:A-M

DescriptionH:A-M

Occurrences

28 times

Appears 28 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis
12
1 Chronicles
4
Jeremiah
3
Proverbs
3
Zechariah
3

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 1:51
  • Genesis 36:15
  • Genesis 36:21
  • Genesis 36:42
  • Micah 7:5

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.