Hebrew word study
אַלּוּףʼallûwph — familiar
Pronounced “al-loof'”
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)
Translated in the King James as: captain, duke, (chief) friend, governor, guide, ox.
Appears 56 times in Scripture
Origin: or (shortened) אַלֻּף; from H502 (אָלַף);
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Genesis — 33×
Exodus — 1×
1 Chronicles — 10×
Psalms — 2×
Proverbs — 3×
Jeremiah — 3×
Micah — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.