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N-mpc | 3mp  |  60× in 1 sense
alluph -- chief, clan leader; a tribal headman, especially of Edomite clans
The noun alluph (II), derived from eleph ('clan, thousand'), designates a tribal chief or clan leader. Its 60 occurrences concentrate overwhelmingly in Genesis 36, the genealogy of Esau's Edomite descendants, where it appears as a technical title for the heads of sub-tribal groups -- 'chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho' (Gen 36:15). Outside this genealogical register it appears in the Song of the Sea, where 'the chiefs (alluphe) of Edom' tremble at Israel's deliverance (Exod 15:15), and in Zechariah 12:5-6 applied to the clans of Judah. Spanish jefe, French chef, and German Häuptling all capture its core meaning of tribal leadership.
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1. chief, clan leader — A tribal chief or clan headman, used almost exclusively for the leaders of Edomite sub-clans in the genealogical register of Genesis 36 (vv. 15-43) and its parallel in 1 Chronicles 1:51-54. The term also appears in the Song of the Sea (Exod 15:15) where Edom's chiefs tremble, and in Zechariah 12:5-6 for the clans of Judah. Cross-lingual glosses -- Spanish jefe, French chef, German Häuptling -- consistently render it as a chieftain title across all 60 occurrences. 60×
PROPERTIES_RELATIONS › Nature, Class, Example › Geography and Space
AR["أَمِيرُ"]·ben["সর্দার"]·DE["Häuptling","Häuptling-"]·EN["chief"]·FR["chef"]·heb["אלוף"]·HI["सरदार","सरदार-"]·ID["kepala"]·IT["capo"]·jav["Kepala-suku","Kepala-suku-","kepala-suku"]·KO["족장"]·PT["chefe"]·RU["старейшина","старейшина-"]·ES["jefe","jefe-"]·SW["wakubwa"]·TR["Bey","Bey-","bey"]·urd["سردار"]
Gen 36:15, Gen 36:15, Gen 36:15, Gen 36:15, Gen 36:15, Gen 36:16, Gen 36:16, Gen 36:16, Gen 36:16, Gen 36:17, Gen 36:17, Gen 36:17  (+38 more)
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
II. אַלּוּף n.m. 1 Ch 1:51 chief, chiliarch (denom. from ii. אֶלָף v. Di Gn 36:15)—א׳ abs. Gn 36:15 +; pl. cstr. אַלּוּפֵי (אַלֻּפֵי) Ex 15:15 +; sf. אַלּוּפֵיהֶם Gn 36:19, 30—chief (tribal) of Edom Gn 36:15 (5 times) + 38 times Gn 36 (P); Ex 15:15 (E) 1 Ch 1:51 (4 times) + 9 times; of Judah Zc 12:5, 6; so אַלֻּף 9:7 (in sim.)