אלוף

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אלוף

/(ʔ)aˈluf/ Modern Israeli

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Cognate with Arabic أَلُوف (ʔalūf).

noun אַלּוּף · alúf · אַלּוּפִים · אַלּוּפֵי־ · אַלּוּפָה

major general
A champion (someone who has been winner in a contest).
Biblical A close friend.

noun אִלּוּף · ilúf

misspelling Defective spelling of אילוף (“domestication, taming”)

In English

ace expert
champion someone who has been winner in a contest
major general a military officer

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MLA

"אלוף." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A3. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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אלוף. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A3

Chicago

"אלוף." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A3.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {אלוף},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A3},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}