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| a·leph [ lèf, ləf ] (plural a·lephs) or a·lef [ lèf, ləf ] (plural a·lefs) |
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1st letter of Hebrew alphabet: the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, transliterated as an apostrophe and pronounced as a glottal stop
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| [14th century. < Hebrew and Phoenician āleph "first letter of the alphabet, ox"] |
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