אַלּוּף

Strong’s Definition

familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock (as being tame; applied, although masculine, to a cow); and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat cattle)

Etymology & Derivation

or (shortened) אַלֻּף; from H502 (אָלַף);

KJV Usage

captain, duke, (chief) friend, governor, guide, ox.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.tame, docile
• 2.friend, intimate
• 3.chief

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼallûwph; Pronunciation: al-loof'