אלפ"א, ch. Alfa = Alef. Cant. R. beg. the poet כד עביד א׳ בית"א when writing alphabetical acrostics. Lam. R. introd. (R. Ḥama b. Ḥ.) מן תלתא תלתא פסוקי בא׳ בית"א belonging to the alphab. acrostics (in Lamentations) of three verses for each letter.; a. fr.
אלפ"א, (ἄλφα) Alpha, the first letter of the Greek Alphabet. Shek. III, 2. Men. VIII, 1 א׳ לסולת best quality of flour. Ib. 6.