Hebrew a-m · H441
אַלּוּף
alluphal-loof'
tame; chief
69 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: ʼallûwph
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H441is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 8 of 39Old Testament books
- 21spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H441
familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock (as being tame; applied, although masculine, to a cow); and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat cattle)
The King James renders it: captain, duke, (chief) friend, governor, guide, ox.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
alluph is rendered "tame; chief". It stands 69 times in the Hebrew text, across eight books.
- Forty-three of the uses stand in Genesis, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "tame".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 36:15These are the chiefs among the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
- The Greek text spells it twenty-one different ways.
The first use
These are the chiefs among the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
Genesis 36:15אַלּוּפֵ֣י
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Forty-three of the word's sixty-nine uses are in Genesis.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: tame, and chief.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| tameStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereGenesis 36:15These are the chiefs among the sons of Esau… |
| chiefStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- chief43
- chiefs of14
- a close friend2
- close friend of2
- a tame one1
- cattle our1
- chiefs their1
- close friend my1
- close friends1
- in a close friend1
- like a chief1
- to chiefs their1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| אַלּוֹן | allon | oak | Uses8 |
The words it stands beside
All 69, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
21 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- אַלּ֥וּף29
- אַלּ֣וּף11
- אַלּוּפֵ֣י5
- אַלּוּפֵ֤י3
- אַלּ֤וּף2
- אַלּ֧וּף2
- אַלּֽוּף׃2
- אַלּוּפֵ֧י2
- אַלּ֖וּף1
- אַלּֽוּף־1
- אַ֝לּוּפִ֗י1
- אַלּוּפֵ֞י1
and 9 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · masculine singular37HNcmsa
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)14HNcmpc
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)6HNcmsc
- adjective · masculine singular3HAamsa
- adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2HAamsc
- adjective · masculine plural1HAampa
- adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine plural1HAampc/Sp1bp
- adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1HAamsc/Sp1bs
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1HNcmpc/Sp3mp
- preposition + adjective · masculine singular1HR/Aamsa
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp
- preposition + noun · masculine singular1HR/Ncmsa
Genesis
forty-three uses
These are the chiefs among the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
- אַלּוּפֵ֣יʾalufeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chiefs of
- אַלּ֤וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֣וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Adah.
- אַלּֽוּף־ʾaluf-noun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֣וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּוּפֵ֤יʾalufeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chiefs of
These are the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֣וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֣וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּוּפֵ֤יʾalufeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chiefs of
These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: Chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. They are the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֣וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּוּפֵ֞יʾalufeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chiefs of
All these are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and they were their chiefs.
- אַלּוּפֵיהֶ֖םʾalufeihemnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: chiefs their
Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.
- אַלּוּפֵ֧יʾalufeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chiefs of
These are the chiefs of the Horites: Chiefs Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
- אַלּוּפֵ֣יʾalufeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chiefs of
- אַלּ֤וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֣וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, according to their divisions in the land of Seir.
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֣וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּוּפֵ֧יʾalufeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chiefs of
- לְאַלֻּפֵיהֶ֖םlealufeihempreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: to chiefs their
These are the names of Esau’s chiefs, according to their families and regions, by their names: Chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
- אַלּוּפֵ֤יʾalufeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chiefs of
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
- אַלּ֧וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. Esau was the father of the Edomites.
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֣וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּוּפֵ֣יʾalufeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chiefs of
Exodus
one use
Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,
- אַלּוּפֵ֣יʾalufeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chiefs of
1 Chronicles
thirteen uses
Then Hadad died. Now the chiefs of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
- אַלּוּפֵ֣יʾalufeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chiefs of
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chief
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
- אַלּ֧וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chief
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chief
Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chief
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּ֣וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chief
Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chief
- אַלּ֣וּףʾalufnoun · masculine singulartagged: chief
- אַלּוּפֵ֥יʾalufeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chiefs of
Psalms
two uses
But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend.
- אַ֝לּוּפִ֗יʾalufiadjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: close friend my
Our oxen will bear great loads. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity, and no cry of lament in our streets.
- אַלּוּפֵ֗ינוּʾalufeinuadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluraltagged: cattle our
Proverbs
three uses
who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.
- אַלּ֣וּףʾalufadjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: close friend of
A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
- אַלּֽוּף׃ʾalufadjective · masculine singulartagged: a close friend
Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
- אַלּֽוּף׃ʾalufadjective · masculine singulartagged: a close friend
Jeremiah
three uses
Have you not just called to Me, ‘My Father, You are my friend from youth.
- אַלּ֥וּףʾalufadjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: close friend of
For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”
- אַלּ֖וּףʾalufadjective · masculine singulartagged: a tame one
What will you say when He sets over you close allies whom you yourself trained? Will not pangs of anguish grip you, as they do a woman in labor?
- אַלֻּפִ֖יםʾalufimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: close friends
Micah
one use
Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
- בְּאַלּ֑וּףbealufpreposition + adjective · masculine singulartagged: in a close friend
Zechariah
three uses
I will remove the blood from their mouths and the abominations from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant for our God; they will become like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.
- כְּאַלֻּ֣ףkealufpreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: like a chief
Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts: ‘The people of Jerusalem are my strength, for the LORD of Hosts is their God.’
- אַלֻּפֵ֥יʾalufeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chiefs of
On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among the sheaves; they will consume all the peoples around them on the right and on the left, while the people of Jerusalem remain secure there.
- אַלֻּפֵ֨יʾalufeinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chiefs of
The letters
Gematria 117· 837 mispar gadol
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.