aleph
pronunciation
How to pronounce aleph in British English:
UK ['ɑːlef]
How to pronounce aleph in American English:
US [ 'ɑlɛf]
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- Noun:
- the 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Word Origin
- aleph (n.)
- Hebrew and Phoenician letter, c. 1300, from Semitic languages, pausal form of eleph "ox" (the character might have developed from a hieroglyph of an ox's head); also see alphabet.
Example
- 1. And god said : delete lines one to aleph .
- 2. The cult , now renamed aleph , once had 10000 members in japan and another 30000 in russia .
- 3. " Aleph " of that will work with lawyers to discuss how to deal with the ordinance .
- 4. Asahara 's group has renamed itself " aleph , " and says it has renounced violence .
- 5. Despite reports claiming the couple - who have a 12-month-old son , aleph , together - had already tied the knot earlier this year , friends say the nuptials will take place in big sur , california , on august 5 .