Genesis 36:15:12Gen.36.15.W12PAT
אַלּ֥וּף
aluf
“chief”
- Transliteration
- a-LUF
- Extended
- ah-LOOF
- IPA
- /ʔalˈluːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- chief
- French
- chef
- Spanish
- jefe
- Portuguese
- chefe
- German
- Fürst
- Russian
- вождь
- Arabic-Simplified
- زَعِيم
- Hindi
- प्रधान
- Chinese-Simplified
- 族长
- Korean
- 족장
- Indonesian
- pemimpin
- Bengali
- প্রধান
- Tagalog
- pinuno
- Swahili
- mkuu
- Amharic
- አለቃ
- Yoruba
- olórí
- Igbo
- onye isi
- Twi
- ɔhene
- Ewe
- fia
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-LUF
- phraseyour reading level
a-LUF tse-FO
- clause
be-NEI e-li-FAZ be-KHOR e-SAV a-LUF tei-MAN a-LUF o-MAR a-LUF tse-FO a-LUF ke-NAZ
- sentence
EL-le a-lu-FEI ve-NEI-e-SAV be-NEI e-li-FAZ be-KHOR e-SAV a-LUF tei-MAN a-LUF o-MAR a-LUF tse-FO a-LUF ke-NAZ
In context — Genesis 36:15
these chiefs of the sons of Esau the sons of Eliphaz firstborn of Esau chief Teman chief Omar chief Zepho chief Kenaz
About this coordinate
Genesis 36:15:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 36:15, so the Hebrew word אַלּ֥וּף (aluf) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.36.15.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.36.15.W12.S1) and character.