עַלְוָה

al.vahProper Noun (Masculine)H5933

Alvah

From: or עַליָה; the same as H5932 (עַלְוָה);

Short Definition

Alvah or Aljah, an Idumaean

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at § Aliah or Alvah = "evil" a duke of Edom

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

2 times

Appears 2 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Chronicles
1
Genesis
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 1:51
  • Genesis 36:40

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