Lexical Definition

‎אֵלָה‎ ʼêlâh (ay-law') oak ^H:N-F
feminine of ‎אַיִל‎

elm, oak, teil-tree.

• an oak or other strong tree

1) terebinth, terebinth tree
2) valley where David killed Goliath

See Greek: δένδρον

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎אֵלָה‎ noun feminine terebinth (= ‎אֵילָה‎ (?) see IV. ‎איל‎ > Sta^{Geschichte 455} who derives from ‎אֵל‎ = divine; but compare ib. on lack of clear distinction between ‎אֵלָה‎, ‎אֵלוֺן‎ & ‎אַלּוֺן‎) — Gen 35:4 + 15 t. + ‎אֵילָה‎ Gen 49:21 (for ᵑ0 ‎אַיָּלָה‎ see below) — terebinth = Pistacia terebinthus, Linn., a deciduous tree with pinnate leaves & red berries; occasional in Palestine; grows to great age; always of single tree; near Shechem Gen 35:4 (E) compare ‎אַלָּה‎ Josh 24:26 (E, read ‎אֵלָה‎?), Ophrah Judg 6:11; Judg 6:19 in Jabesh 1Chr 10:12 tree in which Absalom was caught 2Sam 18:9 (twice in verse); 2Sam 18:10; 2Sam 18:14 see also 1Kgs 13:14 expressly of idol-shrine Hos 4:13 (|| ‎אַלּוֺן‎, ‎לִבְנֶה‎) Ezek 6:13 as fading, withering, simile of Judah Isa 1:30 as hewn down, simile id. Isa 6:13 (|| ‎אַלּוֺן‎); figurative of Naphtali ‎אֵילָה שְׁלֻחָה‎ Gen 49:21 (ᵐ5 Ew Ol Di > ᵑ0 ‎אַיָּלָה‎ hind q. v.) a slender terebinth, see Di & compare II. ‎אֵלָה‎; in topographic designation ‎׳‎‎עֵמֶק הָא‎ 1Sam 17:2; 1Sam 17:19; 1Sam 21:10* (see ‎עֵמֶק‎).

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