ALEPH


Meaning of ALEPH in English

[ 'α:lɛf ]

■ noun the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

Origin

ME: from Heb. 'ālep̱ , lit. 'ox' (the character in Phoenician and ancient Heb. possibly being derived from a hieroglyph of an ox's head).

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.