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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aleph

/ˈɑˌlɛf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
aleph
IPA
/ˈɑˌlɛf/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, and its descendants in descended Semitic scripts, such as Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, ʾaleph), Aramaic 𐡀 (ʾ), Classical Syriac ܐ ('ālaph), Hebrew א (aleph) and Arabic ا (ʾalif).

noun

The cardinality of an infinite well-ordered (or well-orderable) set.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew אָלֶף (álef). Doublet of alpha and alif.

Inflected Forms

alephs (plural) alef (alternative) alif (alternative) alaph (alternative) olaph (alternative)

Phrases

aleph-beth aleph-null aleph-one aleph-zero since aleph

Frequently Paired Words

alpha

Questions

How do you pronounce aleph?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑˌlɛf/.
What does aleph mean?
The first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, and its descendants in descended Semitic scripts, such as Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, ʾaleph), Aramaic 𐡀 (ʾ), Classical Syriac ܐ ('ālaph), Hebrew א (aleph) and Arabic ا (ʾalif).
Where does aleph come from?
Borrowed from Hebrew אָלֶף (álef). Doublet of alpha and alif.

How to pronounce aleph

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