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502 - alaph

Strong's Concordance

Original word: אָלַף
Transliteration: alaph
Definition (short): teaches
Definition (full): to learn

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: a prim. root
Definition: to learn
NASB Translation: learn (1), teach (1), teaches (2).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

A primitive root, to associate with; hence, to learn (and causatively to teach) -- learn, teach, utter.

References

Strong's 502: 4 Occurrences
KJV: For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
NASB: "For your guilt teaches your mouth, And you choose the language of the crafty.
KJV: If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.
NASB: "If not, listen to me; Keep silent, and I will teach you wisdom."
KJV: Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
NASB: Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth And makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?'
KJV: Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
NASB: Or you will learn his ways And find a snare for yourself.