BDB503 [H441]

I. אַלּוּף adjective tame — ׳א absolute Mic 7:5 +; construct Prov 2:17 +; suffix אַלּוּפֵי Ps 55:14 plural אַלֻּפִים Jer 13:21 suffix אַלֻּפֵינוּ Ps 144:14, etc.; —

1. tame, docile, כֶּבֶשׂ אַלּוּף a docile (gentle) lamb Jer 11:19.

2. noun masculine friend, intimate Ps 55:14 (|| מְיֻדָּע) Mic 7:5 (|| רֵעַ) Prov 16:28; Prov 17:9; Jer 13:21 of a woman's husband נְעוּרֶיהָ ׳א Prov 2:17 figurative of ׳י as husband of Judah, id., Jer 3:4.

3. i. q. I. אֶלֶף; אַלּוּפֵינוּ מְסֻבָּלִים Ps 144:14 (i.e. cows).

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