אַלּוּף alluph
Hebrew word for “chief” · Strong’s H441 · used 69 times in 29 verses
Meaning
chief
Senses in the lexicon
- chief (60)
- tame (9)
How it is translated
Glosses given for alluph in context, with how often each is used:
- chief 43
- chiefs 16
- close friend 6
- like a chief 1
- cattles 1
- tame one 1
- close friends 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis | 43 | 2.1 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 13 | 1.2 | |
| Proverbs | 3 | 0.4 | |
| Jeremiah | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Zechariah | 3 | 1.0 | |
| Psalms | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Exodus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Micah | 1 | 0.7 |
Chapters where it is used most
Genesis 36 (12), 1 Chronicles 1 (4), Zechariah 12 (2), Exodus 15 (1), Psalms 55 (1), Psalms 144 (1), Proverbs 2 (1), Proverbs 16 (1), Proverbs 17 (1), Jeremiah 3 (1)
Forms
- אלוף 48
- אלופי 13
- אלפי 2
- אלופיהם 1
- לאלפיהם 1
- כאלף 1
- אלופינו 1
- אלפים 1
- באלוף 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with alluph more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- אֱדוֹם edom “Edom” 8
- אֵלֶּה elleh “these” 11
- עֵשָׂו esav “Esau” 6
- אׇהֳלִיבָמָה oholivamah “Oholibamah” 3
- תֵּימָן teman “Teman” 3
- קְנַז qenaz “Kenaz” 3
- עַלְוָה alvah “Alvah” 2
- יְתֵת yetet “Jetheth” 2
- פִּינֹן pinon “Pinon” 2
- מִבְצָר mivtsar “Mibzar” 2
- עִירָם iram “Iram” 2
- מַגְדִּיאֵל magdiel “Magdiel” 2
Key verses
The verses using alluph that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 36:15 — These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,
- Exodus 15:15 — Then 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.
- Psalms 55:13 — But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
- Psalms 144:14 — That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
- Proverbs 16:28 — A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
- Jeremiah 3:4 — Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?
- Jeremiah 11:19 — But 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…
- Jeremiah 13:21 — What 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…
- Micah 7:5 — Trust 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.
- Zechariah 9:7 — And 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…
- Zechariah 12:5 — And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.
- Zechariah 12:6 — In 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…
See all 29 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.