Definition

the stout part, i.e. the fat tail of the Oriental sheep

Etymology

from H422 (אָלָה) (in the original sense of strength);

Word family

• אָלָה ʼâlâh

How the KJV renders it

• rump

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.