The meaning of “אֵלָה”
Understanding ʼêlâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
feminine of אַיִל elm, oak, teil-tree. - an oak or other strong tree 1) terebinth, terebinth tree 2) valley where David ...
אֵלָה
feminine of אַיִל elm, oak, teil-tree. - an oak or other strong tree 1) terebinth, terebinth tree 2) valley where David killed Goliath
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 35:4 | “And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.” Word: אֵלָה (ʼêlâh) | |
| Judges 6:19 | “And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.” Word: אֵלָה (ʼêlâh) | |
| 2 Samuel 18:10 | “And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.” Word: אֵלָה (ʼêlâh) | |
| 1 Kings 13:14 | “And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.” Word: אֵלָה (ʼêlâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 10:12 | “They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.” Word: אֵלָה (ʼêlâh) |
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