Aluf (אלוף) means general in Hebrew.
It can also mean ace and champion. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
general, ace, champion
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Aluf.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראמנהיג צבאי.
אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי בְנֵי־עֵשָׂו, בְּנֵי אֱלִיפַז בְּכוֹר עֵשָׂו; אַלּוּף תֵּימָן אַלּוּף אוֹמָר, אַלּוּף צְפוֹ אַלּוּף קְנַז. אַלּוּף קֹרַח אַלּוּף גַּעְתָּם, אַלּוּף עֲמָלֵק; אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי אֱלִיפַז בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדוֹם, אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי עָדָה.
- 2לשון המקראהאדם הקרוב והאהוב ביותר.
אַל־תַּאֲמִינוּ בְרֵעַ, אַל־תִּבְטְחוּ בְּאַלּוּף; מִשֹּׁכֶבֶת חֵיקֶךָ שְׁמֹר פִּתְחֵי־פִיךָ.
- 3מי שזכה במקום הראשון בתחרות.
- 4בהמה מזן מובחר.
אַלּוּפֵינוּ מְסֻבָּלִים; אֵין־פֶּרֶץ וְאֵין יוֹצֵאת, וְאֵין צְוָחָה בִּרְחֹבֹתֵינוּ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Aluf is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אַלּוּף
- Written without vowel points
- אלוף
- Said
- aluf
- Root
- א־ל־פ
- Pattern
- קַטּוּל
- Plural
- אַלּוּפִים
- Feminine form
- אַלּוּפָה
- Inflections
- נ' אַלּוּפָה, אַלּוּפַת־; ר' אַלּוּפִים, אַלּוּפֵי־; נ"ר אַלּוּפוֹת
- Gematria
- 117
This is how Aluf is said in other languages.
- English
- general, ace, champion
- Arabic
- لواء
- Russian
- чемпион, ас
- French
- général de division, as, champion
- Spanish
- as, campeón
These words mean nearly the same as Aluf.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Aluf.
The word Aluf is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אלוף הארץ
- אלוף העולם
- אלוף משנה
- אל"מ
- אלוף נעורים
- אלוף פיקוד
- גביע האלופות
- סגן אלוף
- סא"ל
- רב אלוף
- רא"ל
- תת אלוף
- תא"ל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Aluf comes from the root א־ל־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Aluf in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Aluf.
What does Aluf (אלוף) mean in Hebrew?
Aluf (אלוף) means general, ace, and champion. It is said aluf, with the stress on luf.
What is a synonym for Aluf (אלוף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Aluf (אלוף) are גנרל, חבר, ידיד, רע, מלך, and חינוך.
What rhymes with Aluf (אלוף)?
Words that rhyme with Aluf (אלוף) include גוף, שקוף, אסוף, סוף, ריצוף, and כישוף.
Is Aluf (אלוף) masculine or feminine?
The word Aluf (אלוף) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אַלּוּפִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אלוף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.