אל״ף

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אל״ף

/ʔalp/
/ˈʔɔːlɛf/
[ˈʔɔːlɛf]
/ˈʔɔlaf/
[ˈʔɔːlæf]
/ˈ(ʔ)ɒlef/ Persian
/ˈɔlɛf/
/ˈ(ʔ)alef/ Modern Israeli

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Pausal form of אֶלֶף (élef, ʾɛ́lɛp̄, “cattle, oxen”), term used in reference to the original shape of this letter, which represented the head of an ox (𐤀).

Cognate with Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif), which is also used for the first letter of the Arabic abjad, namely ا.

noun אָלֶ״ף · álef · ʾɔ́lɛp̄

aleph, alef (the first letter of the Hebrew script)

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"אל״ף." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%B4%D7%A3. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

אל״ף. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%B4%D7%A3

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"אל״ף." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%B4%D7%A3.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {אל״ף},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%B4%D7%A3},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}