אילף

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Hebrew

Root
א־ל־ף (ʾ-l-p)

Verb

אילף / אִלֵּף (iléf) (pi'el construction, passive counterpart אולף / אֻלַּף)

  1. to tame, to train
  2. (dated, Biblical Hebrew) to teach
    • Tanach, Job 33:33:
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      אִם־אַיִן אַתָּה שְׁמַע־לִי הַחֲרֵשׁ וַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ חָכְמָה׃
      But if not, then listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.
  3. (sarcastic) to restrain

Conjugation