Genesis 36:17:5Gen.36.17.W5PAT
אַלּ֥וּף
alluf
“chief”
- Transliteration
- al-LUF
- 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
- प्रधान
- Chinese-Simplified
- 族长
- Korean
- 족장
- Indonesian
- kepala kaum
- Bengali
- প্রধান
- Tagalog
- pinuno
- Swahili
- mkuu
- Amharic
- አለቃ
- Yoruba
- olórí
- Igbo
- onye-isi
- Twi
- panyin
- 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-LUF
- phraseyour reading level
al-LUF NA-khat
- clause
ve-EL-le be-NEI re-u-EL ben-e-SAV al-LUF NA-khat al-LUF ZE-rakh al-LUF sham-MA al-LUF miz-ZA
- sentence
ve-EL-le be-NEI re-u-EL ben-e-SAV al-LUF NA-khat al-LUF ZE-rakh al-LUF sham-MA al-LUF miz-ZA EL-le al-lu-FEI re-u-EL be-E-rets e-DOM EL-le be-NEI vas-MAT ESH-et e-SAV
In context — Genesis 36:17
and these sons of Reuel son of Esau chief Nahath chief Zerah chief Shammah chief Mizzah these chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom these sons of Basemath wife of Esau
About this coordinate
Genesis 36:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 36:17, so the Hebrew word אַלּ֥וּף (alluf) 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.36.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.36.17.W5.S1) and character.