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aleph
[ ah-lif; Hebrew ah-lef ]
noun
- the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- the glottal stop consonant or, alternatively, long vowel represented by this letter.
aleph
/ ˈɑːlɪf; ˈaːlɛf /
noun
- the first letter in the Hebrew alphabet (א) articulated as a glottal stop and transliterated with a superior comma (`)
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Origin of aleph1
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Origin of aleph1
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Example Sentences
Daneri is using the Aleph to write a terrible poem that minutely and pointlessly describes everything on earth.
When I learned my ABCs, they taught us our Aleph-Bet at the same time.
Commonly referred to under the symbol , the Hebrew letter, Aleph.
The first begins with Aleph, the second with Beth, and so on, the second verse of each pair not being counted in the scheme.
Each short clause begins with Aleph; each makes the same fervid resolve.
I give this suggestion with all proper diffidence, and with some genuine misgiving as to the “breathing aleph.”
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