Genesis 36:16:4Gen.36.16.W4PAT
אַלּ֣וּף
alloof
“chief”
- Transliteration
- al-LOOF
- Extended
- ahl-LOOF
- IPA
- /ʔal.ˈluːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- chief
- French
- chef
- Spanish
- jefe
- Portuguese
- chefe
- German
- Fürst
- Russian
- вождь
- Arabic-Simplified
- زعيم
- Hindi
- मुखिया
- Chinese-Simplified
- 族长
- Korean
- 족장
- Indonesian
- kepala suku
- Bengali
- প্রধান
- Tagalog
- pinuno
- Swahili
- chifu
- Amharic
- አለቃ
- Yoruba
- olórí
- Igbo
- onye-isi
- Twi
- ɔpanyin
- 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
al-LOOF
- phraseyour reading level
al-LOOF a-ma-LEK
- clause
al-loof-KO-rakh al-LOOF ga-TAM al-LOOF a-ma-LEK
- sentence
al-loof-KO-rakh al-LOOF ga-TAM al-LOOF a-ma-LEK EL-le al-loo-FEI e-li-PAZ be-E-rets e-DOM EL-le be-NEI a-DA
In context — Genesis 36:16
chief Korah chief Gatam chief Amalek these chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom these sons of Adah
About this coordinate
Genesis 36:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 36:16, so the Hebrew word אַלּ֣וּף (alloof) 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.36.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.36.16.W4.S1) and character.