אָלַף

«אָלַף» in the Tanakh dictionary: learn — 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: 4 times · Key: 502 · BDB: אָלַף

Glosses

I (1); [who].teaches (1); it.teaches (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

learn tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. learn teach tree →

The whole BDB entry

vb. learn (Arabic أَلِفَ keep, cleave to, become familiar with; Aramaic אֲלַף, ܝܺܠܶܦ, learn, ܐܰܠܶܦ, Pa teach). Impf. 2 ms. תֶּאְלַף אֹרְחֹתָו֯ Pr 22:25; teach, sq. acc. יְאַלֵּף פִּיךָ Jb 15:5 (subj. עֲוֹנְךָ); so Pt. מַלְּפֵנוּ (for מְאַלְּ׳ Sta§ 111, 3 KöI, 388 Ge§ 68 fin., cf. Ew§ 73 b) Jb 35:11; sq. 2 acc. אֲאַלֶּפְךָ חָכְמָה Jb 33:33.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 4 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 «אָלַף» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Job 15:5

כִּ֤י יְאַלֵּ֣ף עֲוֺנְךָ֣ פִ֑יךָ וְ֝תִבְחַ֗ר לְשׁ֣וֹן עֲרוּמִֽים׃

Word for word: (dm) it.teaches iniquity your mouth your and you.choose [the].tongue of.crafty.[people]

JPS 1917: For thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

Proverbs 22:25

פֶּן־תֶּאֱלַ֥ף אֹֽרְחֹתָ֑יו וְלָקַחְתָּ֖ מוֹקֵ֣שׁ לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃

Word for word: lest you.should.learn ways his and you.will.take a.snare for self your

JPS 1917: Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

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