Hebrew · H3532, H441 · unreviewed

כֶּבֶשׂ / אַלּוּף

A ram (just old enough to butt) · familiar ; a friend , also gentle ; hence, a bullock (as being tame; applied, although masculine, to a cow ); and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat cattle)

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כֶּבֶשׂ H3532 a ram (just old enough to butt)

Pronunciation kebeś

A young ram at the aggressive phase of development, emphasizing virile strength rather than mere age or size

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אַלּוּף H441 familiar ; a friend , also gentle ; hence, a bullock (as being tame; applied, although masculine, to a cow ); and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat cattle)

Pronunciation ʾalûp

Semantic range moves from tame/familiar intimacy to leadership authority, underlying both meanings is prominence or notability.

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