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Lexicon :: Strong's H174 - 'ăhālîm

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אֲהָלִים
Transliteration
'ăhālîm
Pronunciation
a-haw-leem'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of foreign origin
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TWOT Reference: 34

Strong’s Definitions

אֲהָלִים ʼăhâlîym, a-haw-leem'; or (feminine) אֲהָלוֹת ʼăhâlôwth (only used thus in the plural); of foreign origin; aloe wood (i.e. sticks):—(tree of lign-) aloes.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H174 in the following manner: aloes (3x), trees of lign aloes (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H174 in the following manner: aloes (3x), trees of lign aloes (1x).

  1. aloes, aloe tree

    1. aloe tree

    2. aloe (perfume)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲהָלִים ʼăhâlîym, a-haw-leem'; or (feminine) אֲהָלוֹת ʼăhâlôwth (only used thus in the plural); of foreign origin; aloe wood (i.e. sticks):—(tree of lign-) aloes.
STRONGS H174: Abbreviations
† III. [אהל] noun [masculine] odorific tree, aloe (?) (? loan-word from Sanskrit aguru, agaru, dialect aghil, compare WilsonSkr. Dict.; M. Müller in PuseyDaniel 2nd ed. p. 647 f; aloëxylon agallochum (compare SigismundAromata, Leipz. 1884, p. 38 f, MV cite KondrackiBeitr. z. Kenntn. d. Aloe, Dorpat 1874 & BaerReden III, 293 f); others aloë succotrina (SchenkelBL, compare Di ad Numbers 24:6); Wetzst in DeCt 2nd ed. 167 brings under I. אהל; he proposes cardamum, Arabic هَيْل from أُهَيْل = little tents, from three-cornered shape of capsules)
1. plural אֲהָלִים trees planted by י׳ Numbers 24:6 (|| ארזים perhaps error for אֵילִים compare Di.
2. aloes, as sweet-smelling; perfume for bed, אֲהָלִים Proverbs 7:17 (|| מֹר, קִנָּמוֺן); for garments אֲהָלוֺת Psalm 45:9 (|| מֹר, קְצִיעוֺת); of bride, under figure of odorific tree Songs 4:14 (|| מֹר, כָּל־רָאשֵׁי בְשָׂמִים).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

24:6; 24:6

Psalms

45:9

Proverbs

7:17

Song of Songs

4:14

H174

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H174 matches the Hebrew אֲהָלִים ('ăhālîm),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:6 - Like palm groves[fn] that stretch afar,
like gardens beside a river,
like aloes that the LORD has planted,
like cedar trees beside the waters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:8 - your robes are all fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia.
From ivory palaces stringed instruments make you glad;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:17 - I have perfumed my bed with myrrh,
aloes, and cinnamon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:14 - nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon,
with all trees of frankincense,
myrrh and aloes,
with all choice spices—
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