אַלּוּף

«אַלּוּף» in the Tanakh dictionary: chief — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 60 times · Key: 441 · BDB: אַלּוּף²

Glosses

chief (43); [were].the.chiefs (9); the.chiefs (4)

Meaning (OSHB)

chief tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.m. chief, chiliarch tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.m. 1 Ch 1:51 chief, chiliarch (denom. from ii. אֶלָף v. Di Gn 36:15)—א׳ abs. Gn 36:15 +; pl. cstr. אַלּוּפֵי (אַלֻּפֵי) Ex 15:15 +; sf. אַלּוּפֵיהֶם Gn 36:19, 30—chief (tribal) of Edom Gn 36:15 (5 times) + 38 times Gn 36 (P); Ex 15:15 (E) 1 Ch 1:51 (4 times) + 9 times; of Judah Zc 12:5, 6; so אַלֻּף 9:7 (in sim.)

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 8 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (8 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (7 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «אַלּוּף» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Genesis 36:41

אַלּ֧וּף אָהֳלִיבָמָ֛ה אַלּ֥וּף אֵלָ֖ה אַלּ֥וּף פִּינֹֽן׃

Word for word: chief Oholibamah chief Elah chief Pinon

JPS 1917: the chief of Oholibamah, the chief of Elah, the chief of Pinon;

Genesis 36:42

אַלּ֥וּף קְנַ֛ז אַלּ֥וּף תֵּימָ֖ן אַלּ֥וּף מִבְצָֽר׃

Word for word: chief Kenaz chief Teman chief Mibzar

JPS 1917: the chief of Kenaz, the chief of Teman, the chief of Mibzar;

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