0001.  Strong's Dictionary Study



0001. a {al'-fah}; of Hebrew origin; the first letter of the 
alphabet; figuratively, only (from its use as a numeral) the 
first: --Alpha. 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).[ql



 

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