aleph
[ ah-lif; Hebrew ah-lef ]
noun
the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
the glottal stop consonant or, alternatively, long vowel represented by this letter.
Origin of aleph
11250–1300; Middle English <Hebrew āleph, akin to eleph ox
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British Dictionary definitions for aleph
aleph
/ (ˈɑːlɪf, Hebrew ˈaːlɛf) /
noun
the first letter in the Hebrew alphabet (א) articulated as a glottal stop and transliterated with a superior comma (`)
Origin of aleph
1Hebrew: ox
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