Aleph

Definition: Aleph

Aleph

Noun

1. The 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

Date "aleph" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1832. (references)

Specialty Definitions: Aleph

Domain	Definitions
Computing	ALEPH 1. A Language Encouraging Program Hierarchy. 2. A system for formal semantics written by Peter Henderson ca. 1970. [CACM 15(11):967-973 (Nov 1972)]. (1994-12-15) Aleph ["Aleph: A language for typesetting", Luigi Semenzato and Edward Wang in Proceedings of Electronic Publishing, 1992 Ed. Vanoirbeek & Coray Cambridge University Press 1992]. (1994-12-15). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
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Specialty Definition: Aleph

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Aleph, or alef, א, is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

In mathematics, aleph, often with various subscripts, usually refers to a series of numbers used to represent the cardinality of infinite sets. See Aleph number for a more detailed discussion.

Other things called Aleph

Aleph is also one of the most advanced systems for inductive logic programming. (Not to be confused with Alef, the concurrent programming language of choice for Plan 9)
Aleph is also the name of a religion in Japan, formerly known as Aum Shinrikyo.
Aleph is also the title of a short story by author Georg Brandes.
Aleph One is a ongoing project related to the computer game Marathon. It can be found at http://source.bungie.org
The Aleph is also the title of a short story by author Jorge Luis Borges

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Aleph."

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Crosswords: Aleph

Specialty definitions using "aleph": A Language Encouraging Program Hierarchy ♦ cardinality. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Aleph" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Latin (alef).

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Commercial Usage: Aleph

Domain	Title
Books	Affine Representations of Grothendieck Groups and Applications to Rickart C-Algebras and Aleph O-Continuous Regular Rings (Memoirs of the American mat (reference) Aleph Bet Story (reference) Aleph Isn't Tough: An Introduction to Hebrew for Adults (Book 1 Teacher's Guide) (reference) El Aleph (reference) Ficciones El Aleph Informe De Brodie: Edition Rustica (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Revista Aleph (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Barney - Aleph Bet (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: Aleph

Subject	Topic	Quote
Civil Liberties	Japan	The only group under active government surveillance is the Aum Shinrikyo, which the Government considers to be a continuing public danger; it was renamed Aleph formally in 2000. Aum Shinrikyo lost its legal status as a religious organization in 1996 following its sponsorship of terrorist attacks. (references)
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Expressions: Aleph

Expression using "aleph": aleph 0. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "aleph": aleph-nought, aleph-null, aleph-zero.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Aleph

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
aleph	76
el aleph	15
aleph bet	8
aleph one	6
aleph borges jorge luis	4
aleph borges el	4
aleph null	4
500 aleph	3
aleph midi omega sequencer software	3
aleph international	3
5 aleph	3
aleph omega software	3
aleph institute	3
aleph borges	2
aleph el resumen	2
aleph ono	2
aleph kallah	2
aleph borges el jorge luis	2
aleph bet hebrew	2
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Modern Translations: Aleph

Language		Translations for "aleph"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Hebrew		אלפא, אלף (thousand). (various references)

Indonesian		alif (alpha). (various references)

Pig Latin		alephay

Russian		алеф. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Aleph

Language	Date	Source	Proverbs Chapter 31, Verse 10
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Gunaika andreian tiV eurhsei timiwtera de estin liqwn polutelwn h toiauth
Latin	405	Vulgate	Aleph mulierem fortem quis inveniet procul et de ultimis finibus pretium eius
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Aleph. A strong womman who shal finde? aferr and fro the utmost endis the pris of hir.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Who may make discovery of a woman of virtue? For her price is much higher than jewels.
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Matched Bible Translations: Aleph

Language	Proverbs Chapter 31, Verse 10
Cebuano	¶ Kinsay makakaplag sa usa ka babaye nga takus? Kay ang iyang bili labaw pa kay sa mahal nga mga bato.
Croatian	Tko æe naæi ženu vrsnu? Više vrijedi ona nego biserje.
Danish	Hvo finder en duelig Hustru? Hendes Værd står langt over Perlers.
Dutch	Aleph. Wie zal een deugdelijke huisvrouw vinden? Want haar waardij is verre boven de robijnen.
Finnish	Kelpo vaimon kuka löytää? Sellaisen arvo on helmiä paljon kalliimpi.
French	Qui peut trouver une femme vertueuse? Elle a bien plus de valeur que les perles.
German	Wem ein tugendsam Weib beschert ist, die ist viel edler denn die köstlichsten Perlen.
Hungarian	Derék asszonyt kicsoda találhat? Mert ennek ára sokkal felülhaladja az igazgyöngyöket.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Istri yang cakap sukar ditemukan; ia lebih berharga daripada intan berlian.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Siapakah yang boleh mendapat seorang bini yang berbudi? maka adalah harganya amat lebih besar dari pada harga menikam.
Italian	Una donna perfetta chi potr� trovarla? Ben superiore alle perle è il suo valore.
Maori	¶ Ko wai e kite i te wahine e u ana tona pai? Ko tona utu hoki kei runga noa atu i to nga rupi.
Norwegian	En god hustru - hvem finner henne? Langt mere enn perler er hun verd.
Rumanian	Cine poate gqsi o femeie cinstitq? Ea este mai de prey deckt mqrgqritarele.
Russian	лФП ОБК�"ЕФ �"П�'ТП�"ЕФЕМШОХА ЦЕОХ? �"ЕОБ ЕЕ ЧЩЫЕ ЦЕНЮХЗПЧ;
Spanish	Mujer virtuosa, ¿quién la hallará? Porque su valor sobrepasa a las perlas.
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Derivations & Misspellings: Aleph

Derivations
	Words beginning with "aleph": alephs. (additional references)
	Words ending with "aleph": acaleph. (additional references)
	Words containing "aleph": acalephae, acalephe, acalephes, acalephs, synalepha, synalephas. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Aleph" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: adeph, alah, alap, alapha, Alayh, Alif, alih, Alip, Allaf, alluph, almeh, alph, alphy, aluh, azef, clepht, elef, eleph, lauph. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Aleph"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "aleph" (pronounced Ä"luf)
3	-l u f	bailiff, caliph.
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Anagrams: Aleph

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-h-l-p"
	-1 letter: epha, hale, heal, heap, help, leap, pale, peal, plea.
	-2 letters: ale, alp, ape, hae, hap, hep, lap, lea, pah, pal, pea, peh.
	-3 letters: ae, ah, al, eh, el, ha, he, la, pa, pe.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-h-l-p"
	+1 letter: alephs, chapel, phylae, pleach.
	+2 letters: acaleph, aphelia, chapels, chaplet, cheaply, ephoral, epochal, hapless, haplite, harelip, heeltap, helipad, hexapla, phaseal, planche, plashed, plasher, plashes, ralphed, shapely, spheral, taphole.
	+3 letters: acalephe, acalephs, alphabet, aphelian, aphelion, apholate, asphodel, cephalad, cephalic, cephalin, chaplets, earlship, elaphine, elephant, enthalpy, haplites, haploses, harelips, headlamp, heeltaps, helipads, helpable, helpmate, hexaplar, hexaplas, hypogeal, kephalin, kreplach, pamphlet, parflesh, parhelia, parhelic, pathless, pearlash, phalange, phelonia, philabeg, planches, planchet, plashers, plashier, pleached, pleaches, plethora, plowhead, potlache, shapable, shrapnel, splashed, splasher, splashes, sulphate, tapholes, telepath, upheaval.
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