Lexical Summary elon: a terebinth Original Word: אֵלוֹןTransliteration: elon Phonetic Spelling: (ay-lone') Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Short Definition: a terebinth Meaning: an oak, other strong tree Strong's Concordance plain Prolonged from 'ayil; an oak or other strong tree -- plain. See also 'Eylown. see HEBREW 'ayil see HEBREW 'Eylown Brown-Driver-Briggs H436. elon I. אֵלוֺן noun [feminine] terebinth (= אֵלָה) — ׳א construct Genesis 12:6 4t.; plural construct אֵלוֺנֵי 13:18 3t. — terebinth (or other tall tree, compare below on 1 Samuel 10:3; Judges 4:5), marking shrine, & hence used in topographic designations; ׳א מוֺרֶה (teacher's terebinth) Genesis 12:6 (see Di) so Deuteronomy 11:30; ׳א מְעוֺנְנִים (eonjurors' tereb.) Judges 9:37; distinguished by owner or ruler ׳א מַמְרֵא Genesis 13:18; 14:13; 18:1; by neighbouring town (ב)צענים Judges 4:11; compare ׳א בְּצַעֲנַנִּים Joshua 19:33 (editions אַלּוֺן, but see Norzi Baer Di.); ׳אֵ בִּשְׁכֶם אֲשֶׁר מֻצָּב Judges 9:6 (compare אֵלָה Genesis 35:4); ׳א תָּבוֺר 1 Samuel 10:3 read ׳א דְּבוֺרָה (& compare בָּכוּת אַלּוֺן Genesis 35:8, & דְּבוֺרָה תֹּמֶר Judges 4:5) compare EwGeschichte iii. 31 Th Di Genesis 35:8 (see also below אַלּוֺן). |
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