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单词 aleph
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Definition of aleph in English:

aleph

noun ˈɑːlɛfˈälif
  • The first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

    (希伯来语第一个字母)α

    Example sentencesExamples
    • So God compensates him by making the aleph the first letter of the word for God.
    • In another classic instance of more-is-less, Prior, who was jolted by a sudden vision of a neon aleph in Part I, is now shown the better part of the Hebrew alphabet.
    • Lamentations 3 is an acrostic on the Hebrew alphabet, each letter given three lines: three alephs, three beths, three gimmels, and so on.
    • In Hebrew, Adam is spelled using the same letters as the word me'od ‘- mem, aleph, daled - but in different sequence: aleph, daled, mem.’
    • Similarly, it is customary to write Yehudah with an aleph rather than a final hey, lest one accidentally leave out the letter dalet and write the Tetragrammaton.

Origin

Middle English: from Hebrew 'ālep̱, literally 'ox' (the character in Phoenician and ancient Hebrew possibly being derived from a hieroglyph of an ox's head).

Definition of aleph in US English:

aleph

nounˈälif
  • The first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

    (希伯来语第一个字母)α

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Lamentations 3 is an acrostic on the Hebrew alphabet, each letter given three lines: three alephs, three beths, three gimmels, and so on.
    • Similarly, it is customary to write Yehudah with an aleph rather than a final hey, lest one accidentally leave out the letter dalet and write the Tetragrammaton.
    • In another classic instance of more-is-less, Prior, who was jolted by a sudden vision of a neon aleph in Part I, is now shown the better part of the Hebrew alphabet.
    • So God compensates him by making the aleph the first letter of the word for God.
    • In Hebrew, Adam is spelled using the same letters as the word me'od ‘- mem, aleph, daled - but in different sequence: aleph, daled, mem.’

Origin

Middle English: from Hebrew 'ālep̱, literally ‘ox’ (the character in Phoenician and ancient Hebrew possibly being derived from a hieroglyph of an ox's head).

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