ʼallûwph — H441

H441 · Hebrew — אלוף

Pronunciation: al-loof'

Other spellings: ʼalluph אַלֻּף

Definition

masculine adjective

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)

  1. tame, docile
  2. friend, intimate
  3. chief

Usually translated as

duke, guide, governor, ox, captain, friend

Origin

or (shortened) ʼalluph; from H502

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʼallûwph occurs 69 times in 29 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (12), Exodus (1), 1 Chronicles (4), Psalms (2), Proverbs (3), Jeremiah (3), Micah (1), Zechariah (3)

Strong's Lexicon — A