אָלַףʼâlaph

learn

Pronunciation: aw-lof' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H502

Meanings

Pi`el: teach (Job 15:5; Job 35:11; Job 33:33)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Job 15:5 Your sins are telling your mouth what to say. Your words are based on clever deception.
  • Job 33:33 But if not, then listen to me. Keep silent and I will teach you wisdom!”
  • Job 35:11 Where is the one who makes us smarter than the animals and wiser than the birds of the sky?’
  • Proverbs 22:25 or you will learn to be like them and endanger your soul.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).