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It conveys the idea of becoming familiar with something through instruction or experience. In the context of the Hebrew Bible, it often implies a process of gaining knowledge or becoming accustomed to a particular way of life or set of practices.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, learning and teaching were integral to the community's religious and social life. The transmission of knowledge, especially the laws and commandments of God, was crucial for maintaining the covenant relationship with Yahweh. The process of learning was not merely academic but involved living out the teachings in daily life. The verb "alaph" reflects this holistic approach to education, where learning is intertwined with practice and experience.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to cover<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>became faint (1), faint (1), fainted (1), inlaid (1), wilted away (1), wrapped (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">עָלַף</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>cover</b></font> (Late Hebrew <em>id., cover, faint</em>; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb076301.gif"> <em>smear</em>, II. <em>cover</em>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb076302.gif"> <em>sheath</em>; Assyrian <i><em>elpitu</em></i>, <em>pining</em>, <em>exhaustion</em>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pu`al</b></font> <em>Participle</em> feminine <em>covered, encrusted</em>, construct <font class="hebrew2">מְעֻלֶּפֶת</font> <a href="/interlinear/songs/5-14.htm">Songs 5:14</a> his belly if ivory <em>encrusted with</em> sapphires. <em>Perfect</em>3plural <font class="hebrew2">בָּנַיִךְ עֻלְּפוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/51-20.htm">Isaiah 51:20</a> <em>thy sons are enshrouded, enwrapped</em>, i.e. their senses obscured = <em>have swooned away</em>; so also <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/31-15.htm">Ezekiel 31:15</a>, reading 3feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">עֻלָּ֑פָה</font> for substantive <font class="hebrew2">עֻלְמֶּה</font> (Kö<sup>ii. 1, 118</sup>), all the trees <em>have fainted</em> for (<font class="hebrew2">עַל</font>) him (so <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ6</font> <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ9</font> Hi Co and others). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hithpa`el</b></font> <em>enwrap oneself, Imperfect</em>3feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">וַתִּתְעַלָּ֑ף</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/38-14.htm">Genesis 38:14</a> (J); = <em>swoon away</em>, 3 masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">וַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ף</font> <a href="/interlinear/jonah/4-8.htm">Jonah 4:8</a>; 3feminine plural <font class="hebrew2">תִּתְעַלַּפְנָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/amos/8-13.htm">Amos 8:13</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>faint, overlaid, wrap self <p>A primitive root; to veil or cover; figuratively, to be languid -- faint, overlaid, wrap self. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ף וַתִּתְעַלָּ֔ף ויתעלף ותתעלף מְעֻלֶּ֖פֶת מעלפת עֻלְּפ֥וּ עלפו תִּ֠תְעַלַּפְנָה תתעלפנה ‘ul·lə·p̄ū ‘ulləp̄ū mə‘ullep̄eṯ mə·‘ul·le·p̄eṯ meulLefet tiṯ‘allap̄nāh tiṯ·‘al·lap̄·nāh Titallafnah ulleFu vaiyitalLaf vattitalLaf wat·tiṯ·‘al·lāp̄ wattiṯ‘allāp̄ way·yiṯ·‘al·lāp̄ wayyiṯ‘allāp̄<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/38-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 38:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/38.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַתְּכַ֤ס בַּצָּעִיף֙ <b> וַתִּתְעַלָּ֔ף </b> וַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ בְּפֶ֣תַח</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/38.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [herself] with a veil, <span class="itali">and wrapped</span> herself, and sat<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/38.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with a vail, <span class="itali">and wrapped herself,</span> and sat in<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/38-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and covered A veil <span class="itali">and wrapped</span> and sat the gateway<p><b><a href="/text/songs/5-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 5:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עֶ֣שֶׁת שֵׁ֔ן <b> מְעֻלֶּ֖פֶת </b> סַפִּירִֽים׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is carved ivory <span class="itali">Inlaid</span> with sapphires.<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ivory <span class="itali">overlaid</span> [with] sapphires.<br><a href="/interlinear/songs/5-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is carved ivory <span class="itali">Inlaid</span> sapphires<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/51-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 51:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/51.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> בָּנַ֜יִךְ <b> עֻלְּפ֥וּ </b> שָׁכְב֛וּ בְּרֹ֥אשׁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/51.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Your sons <span class="itali">have fainted,</span> They lie<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/51.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Thy sons <span class="itali">have fainted,</span> they lie<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/51-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your sons <span class="itali">have fainted</span> lie the head<p><b><a href="/text/amos/8-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Amos 8:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/amos/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַּיּ֨וֹם הַה֜וּא <b> תִּ֠תְעַלַּפְנָה </b> הַבְּתוּלֹ֧ת הַיָּפ֛וֹת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/amos/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And the young men <span class="itali">will faint</span> from thirst.<br><a href="/kjvs/amos/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and young men <span class="itali">faint</span> for thirst.<br><a href="/interlinear/amos/8-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> day he <span class="itali">will faint</span> virgins the beautiful<p><b><a href="/text/jonah/4-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jonah 4:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jonah/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רֹ֥אשׁ יוֹנָ֖ה <b> וַיִּתְעַלָּ֑ף </b> וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jonah/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> head <span class="itali">so that he became faint</span> and begged<br><a href="/kjvs/jonah/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Jonah, <span class="itali">that he fainted,</span> and wished<br><a href="/interlinear/jonah/4-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> head Jonah's <span class="itali">became</span> and begged with his soul<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5968.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5968.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5968<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/meullefet_5968.htm">mə·‘ul·le·p̄eṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/titallafnah_5968.htm">tiṯ·‘al·lap̄·nāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ullefu_5968.htm">‘ul·lə·p̄ū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaiyitallaf_5968.htm">way·yiṯ·‘al·lāp̄ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vattitallaf_5968.htm">wat·tiṯ·‘al·lāp̄ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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