"אל״ף" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

IPA: /ʔalp/ [Biblical-Hebrew], /ˈʔɔːlɛf/ [Tiberian-Hebrew], [ˈʔɔːlɛf] [Tiberian-Hebrew], /ˈʔɔlaf/ [Yemenite-Hebrew], [ˈʔɔːlæf] [Yemenite-Hebrew], /ˈ(ʔ)ɒlef/ [Hebrew, Persian], /ˈɔlɛf/ [Ashkenazi-Hebrew], /ˈ(ʔ)alef/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Forms: אָלֶ״ף [canonical], álef [romanization], ʾɔ́lɛp̄ [romanization]
Etymology: Pausal form of אֶלֶף (élef, ʾɛ́lɛp̄, “cattle, oxen”), term used in reference to the original shape of this letter, which was representing 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. Etymology templates: {{lang|phn|𐤀}} 𐤀, {{cog|ar|أَلِف}} Arabic أَلِف (ʔalif) Head templates: {{he-noun|g=f|tr=álef, ʾɔ́lɛp̄|wv=אָלֶ״ף}} אָלֶ״ף • (álef, ʾɔ́lɛp̄) f
  1. aleph, alef (the first letter of the Hebrew script)

Alternative forms

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