אלף

See also: אַלף‎ and אל״ף‎

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
א־ל־ף‎

From Proto-Semitic *ʾalp-.

Numeral

אֶלֶף • ('élef) m, f (dual אלפיים \ אַלְפַּיִם‎, plural אֲלָפִים‎, Biblical Hebrew pausal form אָלֶף) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. (cardinal, ordinal) thousand, one thousand

Noun

אֶלֶף • ('élef) m (plural indefinite אֲלָפִים‎, singular construct אֶלֶף־, plural construct אַלְפֵי־‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. millenium

Etymology 2

Noun

אָלֶף • (álef) f

  1. Alternative spelling of אל״ף‎

Etymology 3

Verb

אִלֵּף • (iléf) (pi'el construction, passive counterpart אֻלַּף)

  1. Defective spelling of אילף‎

Yiddish

Noun

אלף • (alef)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of אַלף‎ (alef).
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