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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