אֶלֶף

Strong’s Definition

a family; also (from the sense of yoking or taming) an ox or cow

Etymology & Derivation

from H502 (אָלַף);

KJV Usage

family, kine, oxen.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.cattle, oxen
• 2.in farming
• 3.as a possession

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼeleph; Pronunciation: eh'-lef