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Hebrew
Verb
עִלֵּף • (iléf) (pi'el construction)
- defective spelling of עילף
Yiddish
Etymology 1
From Middle High German einlif, from Old High German einlif, from Proto-West Germanic , from Proto-Germanic *ainalif.
Numeral
עלף • (elf)
- eleven
Etymology 2
From English elf, at least partly via German Elf.
Noun
עלף • (elf) m, plural עלפֿן (elfn)
- (literary) elf (mythical creature)