"א" meaning in Hebrew

See א in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

IPA: /ʔ/ [phoneme, usually], /ˈʔalef/ [letter, name] Audio: LL-Q9288_(heb)-Uziel302-א.wav
Head templates: {{head|he|letter|Hebrew letter|tr='}} א • (') (Hebrew letter)
  1. Aleph or alef: the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, coming before ב. Tags: Hebrew, letter
    Sense id: en-א-he-character-TYcCyQmg Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Character list templates, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 51 15 9 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 10 6 26 Disambiguation of Character list templates: 54 46 Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
  2. The numeral 1 in Hebrew numbering. Tags: Hebrew, letter
    Sense id: en-א-he-character-LvkXMr3I Categories (other): Character list templates, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Character list templates: 54 46 Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: אינו יודע צורת א׳ (einó yodéa' tzurát álef), אלפבית (álef beit), א׳ אפס (álef éfes), א״א (álef álef), יום א׳ (yom álef), לא ב־א׳ רבתי (lo beálef rabbatí), מ־א׳ ועד ת׳ (miálef ve'ád tav), סוג א׳ (sug álef)

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "einó yodéa' tzurát álef",
      "word": "אינו יודע צורת א׳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "álef beit",
      "word": "אלפבית"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "álef éfes",
      "word": "א׳ אפס"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "álef álef",
      "word": "א״א"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "yom álef",
      "word": "יום א׳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "lo beálef rabbatí",
      "word": "לא ב־א׳ רבתי"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "miálef ve'ád tav",
      "word": "מ־א׳ ועד ת׳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sug álef",
      "word": "סוג א׳"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "letter",
        "3": "Hebrew letter",
        "tr": "'"
      },
      "expansion": "א • (') (Hebrew letter)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "character",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "51 15 9 25",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "59 10 6 26",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "54 46",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "53 47",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
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        "Aleph or alef: the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, coming before ב."
      ],
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          "Aleph",
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        ],
        [
          "alef",
          "alef"
        ],
        [
          "Hebrew",
          "Hebrew"
        ],
        [
          "alphabet",
          "alphabet"
        ],
        [
          "ב",
          "ב#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
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        "Hebrew",
        "letter"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "glosses": [
        "The numeral 1 in Hebrew numbering."
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        ]
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        "letter"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "phoneme",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔalef/",
      "tags": [
        "letter",
        "name"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "א"
}
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    "Character list templates",
    "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hebrew lemmas",
    "Hebrew letters",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "einó yodéa' tzurát álef",
      "word": "אינו יודע צורת א׳"
    },
    {
      "roman": "álef beit",
      "word": "אלפבית"
    },
    {
      "roman": "álef éfes",
      "word": "א׳ אפס"
    },
    {
      "roman": "álef álef",
      "word": "א״א"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yom álef",
      "word": "יום א׳"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lo beálef rabbatí",
      "word": "לא ב־א׳ רבתי"
    },
    {
      "roman": "miálef ve'ád tav",
      "word": "מ־א׳ ועד ת׳"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sug álef",
      "word": "סוג א׳"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "Hebrew letter",
        "tr": "'"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "character",
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        "Aleph or alef: the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, coming before ב."
      ],
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        ],
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          "alef",
          "alef"
        ],
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          "Hebrew",
          "Hebrew"
        ],
        [
          "alphabet",
          "alphabet"
        ],
        [
          "ב",
          "ב#Hebrew"
        ]
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        "Hebrew",
        "letter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The numeral 1 in Hebrew numbering."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "numeral",
          "numeral"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hebrew",
        "letter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "phoneme",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔalef/",
      "tags": [
        "letter",
        "name"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "א"
}

Download raw JSONL data for א meaning in Hebrew (1.7kB)

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: '",
  "path": [
    "א"
  ],
  "section": "Hebrew",
  "subsection": "letter",
  "title": "א",
  "trace": ""
}

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