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al‘-fah
Of Hebrew origin; the first letter of the alphabet: figuratively only (from its use as a numeral) the first. Often used (usually “an”, before a vowel) also in composition (as a contraction from 427 in the sense of privation; so in many words beginning with this letter; occasionally in the sense of union (as a contraction of 260 : - Alpha.
