Lexical Definition

‎אַלּוֹן‎ ʼallôwn (al-lone') oak ^H:N-M
a variation of ‎אֵלוֹן‎

oak.

• {an oak or other strong tree}

1) oak, great tree

See Greek: δένδρον

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Also see: אַלּוֹן בָּכוּת

‎אַלּוֺן‎ noun masculine^{Gen 35:8} oak (ᵐ5 βάλανος, δρῦς, etc.) — ‎׳‎‎א‎ absolute Gen 35:8 +; construct ib.; plural ‎אַלּוֺנִים‎ Amos 2:9; Ezek 27:6 construct ‎אַלּוֺנֵי‎ Isa 2:13; Zech 11:12 — as marking grave of Deborah, Rebekah's nurse Gen 35:8 (E); whence called oak of weeping, ‎בָּכוּת‎ ‎׳‎‎א‎ ib. (see Di on the passage, & below ‎אֵלוֺן‎ p. 18); elsewhere only in prophets; as marking illicit shrines Hos 4:13 (|| ‎לִבְנֶה‎, ‎אֵלָה‎); as felled Isa 6:13 (in simile; || ‎אֵלָה‎); as furnishing material for making idols Isa 44:14 (|| ‎אֶרֶז‎, ‎תִּרְזָה‎, ‎אֹרֶן‎); as simile for strength (‎חסן‎) Amos 2:9 also ‎אַלּוֺנֵי הַבָּשָׁן‎ Isa 2:13 (as lofty & majestic), compare Ezek 27:6 (as strong, for making oars); Zech 11:2, metaphor of prominent men.

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