# aleph

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɑˌlɛf/ · frequency rank #59,852

## Definitions
1. The first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, and its descendants in descended Semitic scripts, such as Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, ʾaleph), Aramaic 𐡀 (ʾ), Classical Syriac ܐ ('ālaph), Hebrew א (aleph) and Arabic ا (ʾalif).
2. The cardinality of an infinite well-ordered (or well-orderable) set.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew אלף (álef). Doublet of alpha and alif.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aleph