אלפא

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Aramaic

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Pronunciation 1

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Noun

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אלפא (transliteration neededf (plural אלפא)

  1. ship, boat, galley

Pronunciation 2

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Noun

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אלפא (transliteration neededf (uncountable)

  1. Greek letter Α

Numeral

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אלפא (transliteration neededm (plural אלפיא, and אלפא)

  1. thousand

Hebrew

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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אַלְפָא (álfaf

  1. alpha (the name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α,  α), followed by beta)
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Shekalim 3:2:
      רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל אוֹמֵר, יְוָנִית כָּתוּב בָּהֶן — אַלְפָ״א בֵּיתָ״א גַמְלָ״א
      Rabbi Yishma'el omer, y'vanit katuv ba-hen — alfa, beta, gamla.
      Rabbi Ishmael says, Greek was written on them — alpha, beta, gamma.
  2. (Mishnaic Hebrew) primary, first
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Menachot 8:3:
      תְּקוֹעָה אַלְפָא לַשֶּׁמֶן. אַבָּא שָׁאוּל אוֹמֵר, שְׁנִיָּה לָהּ רֶגֶב בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן.
      T'qo'ah alfa la-shémen. Ábba Sha'ul omer, shniyyah lah Régev b-'éver ha-Yarden.
      Tekoa is first for oil. Abba Shaul says, secondary to it is Regeb in the Transjordan.

Derived terms

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Lishana Deni

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Etymology

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From Aramaic אַלְפָּא (ʾalpā).

Numeral

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אלפא (ʾalpa) (plural אלפיה (ʾalpe) or אלפאהיה (ʾalpāhe) or אלפאייה (ʾalpāye))

  1. thousand

Usage notes

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  • The plural אלפיה (ʾalpe) is used in combination with other numerals, as in ארבא אלפיה (ʾarba ʾalpe, four thousand). The other plurals are used otherwise.