"אלוף" meaning in Hebrew

See אלוף in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /(ʔ)aˈluf/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Forms: אַלּוּף [canonical], alúf [romanization], אַלּוּפִים [indefinite, plural], אַלּוּפֵי־ [construct, plural], אַלּוּפָה [feminine]
Etymology: From root א־ל־ף (“to associate”). Cognate with Arabic أَلُوف (ʔalūf). Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|א־ל־ף}}, {{cog|ar|أَلُوف}} Arabic أَلُوف (ʔalūf) Head templates: {{he-noun|f=אלופה|fwv=אַלּוּפָה|g=m|pl=אלופים|plcons=אלופי|plconswv=אַלּוּפֵי|plwv=אַלּוּפִים|tr=alúf|wv=אַלּוּף}} אַלּוּף • (alúf) m (plural indefinite אַלּוּפִים, plural construct אַלּוּפֵי־, feminine counterpart אַלּוּפָה)
  1. (military) major general
    Sense id: en-אלוף-he-noun-RjVbK22D Categories (other): Military ranks, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 37 18 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 7 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 5 46 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. A champion (someone who has been winner in a contest).
    Sense id: en-אלוף-he-noun-VRv0NCwA Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 37 18 45
  3. (Biblical Hebrew) A close friend. Tags: Biblical-Hebrew
    Sense id: en-אלוף-he-noun-ozjwV3vs Categories (other): Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew links with redundant target parameters, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks, Hebrew terms belonging to the root א־ל־ף, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 37 18 45 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 24 31 45 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant target parameters: 25 30 45 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 28 26 45 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root א־ל־ף: 17 25 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 7 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 5 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: אַלּוּף מִשְׁנֶה (alúf mishné), סְגַן־אַלּוּף (sgan-alúf), רַב־אַלּוּף (rav-alúf), תַּת־אַלּוּף (tat alúf)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "alúf mishné",
      "word": "אַלּוּף מִשְׁנֶה"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "sgan-alúf",
      "word": "סְגַן־אַלּוּף"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "rav-alúf",
      "word": "רַב־אַלּוּף"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "tat alúf",
      "word": "תַּת־אַלּוּף"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "א־ל־ף"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "he-rootbox"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "أَلُوف"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic أَلُوف (ʔalūf)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From root א־ל־ף (“to associate”). Cognate with Arabic أَلُوف (ʔalūf).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "אַלּוּף",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alúf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "אַלּוּפִים",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "אַלּוּפֵי־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "אַלּוּפָה",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "f": "אלופה",
        "fwv": "אַלּוּפָה",
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "אלופים",
        "plcons": "אלופי",
        "plconswv": "אַלּוּפֵי",
        "plwv": "אַלּוּפִים",
        "tr": "alúf",
        "wv": "אַלּוּף"
      },
      "expansion": "אַלּוּף • (alúf) m (plural indefinite אַלּוּפִים, plural construct אַלּוּפֵי־, feminine counterpart אַלּוּפָה)",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "he",
          "name": "Military ranks",
          "orig": "he:Military ranks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 18 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 7 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 5 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "major general"
      ],
      "id": "en-אלוף-he-noun-RjVbK22D",
      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "major general",
          "major general"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(military) major general"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "37 18 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A champion (someone who has been winner in a contest)."
      ],
      "id": "en-אלוף-he-noun-VRv0NCwA",
      "links": [
        [
          "champion",
          "champion"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Biblical Hebrew",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 18 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 31 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 30 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 26 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 25 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew terms belonging to the root א־ל־ף",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 7 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 5 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A close friend."
      ],
      "id": "en-אלוף-he-noun-ozjwV3vs",
      "links": [
        [
          "friend",
          "friend"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Biblical Hebrew) A close friend."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Biblical-Hebrew"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/(ʔ)aˈluf/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "אלוף"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hebrew lemmas",
    "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Hebrew links with redundant target parameters",
    "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Hebrew masculine nouns",
    "Hebrew noun entries missing singular construct forms",
    "Hebrew nouns",
    "Hebrew terms belonging to the root א־ל־ף",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "alúf mishné",
      "word": "אַלּוּף מִשְׁנֶה"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sgan-alúf",
      "word": "סְגַן־אַלּוּף"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rav-alúf",
      "word": "רַב־אַלּוּף"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tat alúf",
      "word": "תַּת־אַלּוּף"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "א־ל־ף"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "he-rootbox"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "أَلُوف"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic أَلُوف (ʔalūf)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From root א־ל־ף (“to associate”). Cognate with Arabic أَلُوف (ʔalūf).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "אַלּוּף",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "alúf",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "אַלּוּפִים",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "אַלּוּפֵי־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "אַלּוּפָה",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "f": "אלופה",
        "fwv": "אַלּוּפָה",
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "אלופים",
        "plcons": "אלופי",
        "plconswv": "אַלּוּפֵי",
        "plwv": "אַלּוּפִים",
        "tr": "alúf",
        "wv": "אַלּוּף"
      },
      "expansion": "אַלּוּף • (alúf) m (plural indefinite אַלּוּפִים, plural construct אַלּוּפֵי־, feminine counterpart אַלּוּפָה)",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "he:Military ranks"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "major general"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "major general",
          "major general"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(military) major general"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A champion (someone who has been winner in a contest)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "champion",
          "champion"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Biblical Hebrew"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A close friend."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "friend",
          "friend"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Biblical Hebrew) A close friend."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Biblical-Hebrew"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/(ʔ)aˈluf/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "אלוף"
}

Download raw JSONL data for אלוף meaning in Hebrew (2.3kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Hebrew dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-05-20 using wiktextract (3dadd05 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.