[ '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).
[ '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. 2004