אָלַף

a.laphto teach/learnHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb4 occurrences2 books4 verses

Definition

a primitive root, to associate with; hence, to learn (and causatively to teach)
Traditional renderings: learn, teach, utter.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

4 total
  1. Job 15:5יְאַלֵּ֣ף · instructs
    For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.
  2. Job 33:33וַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ֥ · and I will teach
    But if not, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.”
  3. Job 35:11מַ֭לְּפֵנוּ · who teaches us
    …who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the air?’
  4. Proverbs 22:25תֶּאֱלַ֥ף · you may learn
    …or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.