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H436 אֵלוֹן (ʼêlôwn) ay-lone'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

prolonged from 352; an oak or other strong tree

KJV Usage: plain. See also 356

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אֵלוֹן (e.lon) — (Diviners') Oak. This name means tree, great tree, terebinth Combined with a.nan (עָנַן "Diviners'" H6049)

אֵלוֹן (e.lon) — terebinth. 1) tree, great tree, terebinth 2) plain

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · אַלֹּון · אֵלֹנִי

Trees

oak = a large-size tree found either alone or in clumps or forests; ◄ one of the varieties of |iQuercus|i*; ► functioned as landmarks, grave marks or gathering places; since its groves were considered sacred by Canaanites, ritual practices under them was always a temptation to Israelites, denounced in the texts as idolatry; ≈ their characteristics made them suitable symbols of a variety of attributes or attitudes

JOS 19:33 · JDG 4:11 · JDG 9:6

name

Names of People

Elon = man; ◄ son of Zebulun

GEN 46:14 · NUM 26:26

Names of Trees

Collocation: אֵלֹון מֹורֶה

Oak of More = oak tree; ◄ located near Shechem; ► one of the places where Abraham pitched his tents

GEN 12:6 · DEU 11:30

Names of Trees

Collocation: אֵלֹנֵי מַמְרֵא

Oaks of Mamre = group of oak trees; ◄ located near Hebron; ► one of the places where Abraham pitched his tents

GEN 13:18 · GEN 14:13 · GEN 18:1

Names of Trees

Collocation: אֵלֹון מְעֹונְנִים

Diviner's Oak = oak tree; ◄ located near Shechem

JDG 9:37

Names of Trees

Collocation: אֵלֹון תָּבֹור

Oak of Tabor = oak tree; ◄ located near Bethel

1SA 10:3

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אֵלוֹן n.[f.] terebinth base

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