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Lexicon :: Strong's H436 - 'ēlôn

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אֵלוֹן
Transliteration
'ēlôn
Pronunciation
ay-lone'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Prolonged from אַיִל (H352)
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TWOT Reference: 45i

Strong’s Definitions

אֵלוֹן ʼêlôwn, ay-lone'; prolonged from H352; an oak or other strong tree:—plain. See also H356.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H436 in the following manner: plain (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H436 in the following manner: plain (9x).

  1. tree, great tree, terebinth

  2. plain

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֵלוֹן ʼêlôwn, ay-lone'; prolonged from H352; an oak or other strong tree:—plain. See also H356.
STRONGS H436: Abbreviations
† I. אֵלוֺן noun [feminine] terebinth (= אֵלָה) — א׳ construct Genesis 12:6 + 4 times; plural construct אֵלוֺנֵי Genesis 13:18 + 3 times — terebinth (or other tall tree, compare below on 1 Samuel 10:3; Judges 4:5), marking shrine, & hence used in topographic designations; מוֺרֶה א׳ (teacher's terebinth) Genesis 12:6 (see Di) so Deuteronomy 11:30; מְעוֺנְנִים א׳ (eonjurors' tereb.) Judges 9:37; distinguished by owner or ruler מַמְרֵא א׳ Genesis 13:18; Genesis 14:13; Genesis 18:1; by neighbouring town (ב)צענים Judges 4:11; compare בְּצַעֲנַנִּים א׳ Joshua 19:33 (editions אַלּוֺן, but see Norzi Baer Di.); מֻצָּב אֲשֶׁר בִּשְׁכֶם אֵ׳ Judges 9:6 (compare אֵלָה Genesis 35:4); תָּבוֺר א׳ 1 Samuel 10:3 read דְּבוֺרָה א׳ (& compare אַלּוֺן בָּכוּת Genesis 35:8, & תֹּמֶר דְּבוֺרָה Judges 4:5) compare EwGeschichte iii. 31 Th Di Genesis 35:8 (see also H437 אַלּוֺן).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

12:6; 12:6; 13:18; 13:18; 14:13; 18:1; 35:4; 35:8; 35:8

Deuteronomy

11:30

Joshua

19:33

Judges

4:5; 4:5; 4:11; 9:6; 9:37

1 Samuel

10:3; 10:3

H436

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H436 matches the Hebrew אֵלוֹן ('ēlôn),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:6 - Abram traveled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp beside the oak of Moreh. At that time, the area was inhabited by Canaanites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:18 - So Abram moved his camp to Hebron and settled near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. There he built another altar to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:13 - But one of Lot’s men escaped and reported everything to Abram the Hebrew, who was living near the oak grove belonging to Mamre the Amorite. Mamre and his relatives, Eshcol and Aner, were Abram’s allies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:1 - The LORD appeared again to Abraham near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. One day Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent during the hottest part of the day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:30 - (These two mountains are west of the Jordan River in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Jordan Valley,[fn] near the town of Gilgal, not far from the oaks of Moreh.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:11 - Now Heber the Kenite, a descendant of Moses’ brother-in-law[fn] Hobab, had moved away from the other members of his tribe and pitched his tent by the oak of Zaanannim near Kedesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:6 - Then all the leading citizens of Shechem and Beth-millo called a meeting under the oak beside the pillar[fn] at Shechem and made Abimelech their king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:37 - But again Gaal said, “No, people are coming down from the hills.[fn] And another group is coming down the road past the Diviners’ Oak.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:3 - “When you get to the oak of Tabor, you will see three men coming toward you who are on their way to worship God at Bethel. One will be bringing three young goats, another will have three loaves of bread, and the third will be carrying a wineskin full of wine.
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