Alluph אַלּוּף
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| אַלּוּף | |
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| Transliteration | alluph |
| Strong's number | H441 (H0441B, H0441A) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | chief |
| Occurrences | 69 in 29 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (12) |
Alluph (Hebrew אַלּוּף, Strong's H441) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “chief”. It occurs 69 times in 29 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H0441B: chief
chief
H0441A: tame
1) tame, docile
2) friend, intimate
2) friend, intimate
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | duke (43), dukes (14), guide (4), friends (2), governors (2), oxen (1), ox (1), captains (1), governor (1) |
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| BSB | chiefs (10), are the chiefs (7), were their chiefs (1), according to their divisions (1), my companion (1), our oxen (1), partner (1), close friends (1), friends (1), my friend (1), was like a gentle (1), close (1), and 4 other renderings |
Verses
Every verse with Alluph, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 36:15These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,These are the chiefs among the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
- Genesis 36:16Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Adah.
- Genesis 36:17And these are the sons of Reuel Esau’s son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.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.
- Genesis 36:18And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau’s wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife.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.
- Genesis 36:19These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes.All these are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and they were their chiefs.
- Genesis 36:21And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.
- Genesis 36:29These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,These are the chiefs of the Horites: Chiefs Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
- Genesis 36:30Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, according to their divisions in the land of Seir.
- Genesis 36:40And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,These are the names of Esau’s chiefs, according to their families and regions, by their names: Chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
- Genesis 36:41Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
- Genesis 36:42Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
- Genesis 36:43Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites.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.
Exodus
- Exodus 15:15Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 1:51Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,Then Hadad died. Now the chiefs of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
- 1 Chronicles 1:52Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
- 1 Chronicles 1:53Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
- 1 Chronicles 1:54Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom.Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.
Psalms
- Psalm 55:13But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend.
- Psalm 144:14That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.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.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 2:17Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.
- Proverbs 16:28A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
- Proverbs 17:9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 3:4Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?Have you not just called to Me, ‘My Father, You are my friend from youth.
- Jeremiah 11:19But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.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.”
- Jeremiah 13:21What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?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?
Micah
- Micah 7:5Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.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.
Zechariah
- Zechariah 9:7And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.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.
- Zechariah 12:5And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the Lord of hosts their God.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.’
- Zechariah 12:6In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).