Lexicon
אַלּוּף
al.luph
H0441A
H:A-M Hebrew

tame

9
Occurrences
4
Books
Hebrew
Language

al.luph denotes a close companion or associate in interpersonal settings, while Jeremiah 11:19 depicts a tame lamb.

The predominant usage concerns a close personal associate, including companions of youth, trusted friends, and those sharing counsel; Jeremiah 11:19 uses the term in the depiction of a lamb led to slaughter. A few plural noun contexts are less clear from the paraphrase alone.

Senses in use

  1. Close companion or associate · dominant

    In Proverbs 2:17 the form occurs in the clause about forsaking the companion of youth, while Proverbs 16:28 and Proverbs 17:9 describe strife or repeated matters separating close friends. Micah 7:5 warns against trusting a close companion, and Psalm 55:14 recalls taking sweet counsel together; Jeremiah 3:4 and Jeremiah 13:21 likewise place the term in personal or allied relationships.

  2. Tame lamb in a slaughter image · rare

    In Jeremiah 11:19 the singular adjective occurs in the comparison of the speaker to a lamb being conducted to slaughter; the APB renders the phrase "a tame lamb that is conducted to slaughter."

  3. Plural construct use in a cattle prayer · rare

    Psalm 144:14 has a plural construct form within a prayer concerning cattle, offspring, and the absence of breach or outcry. The APB's whole-verse paraphrase does not isolate this term's precise contribution.

In the Anselm Paraphrase: The APB presents the interpersonal contexts with phrases such as "companion," "close friends," "close companion," and "allies," and Jeremiah 11:19 with "a tame lamb." Because the paraphrase is not word-aligned, Psalm 144:14 does not make the term's specific English rendering clear.

Across Scripture