The meaning of “אַלּוֹן”
Understanding ʼallôwn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
a variation of אֵלוֹן oak. - {an oak or other strong tree} 1) oak, great tree
אַלּוֹן
a variation of אֵלוֹן oak. - {an oak or other strong tree} 1) oak, great tree
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 35:8 | “But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth–el under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon–bachuth.” Word: אַלּוֹן (ʼallôwn) | |
| Isaiah 6:13 | “But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof. ” Word: אַלּוֹן (ʼallôwn) | |
| Ezekiel 27:6 | “Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.” Word: אַלּוֹן (ʼallôwn) | |
| Hosea 4:13 | “They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.” Word: אַלּוֹן (ʼallôwn) | |
| Amos 2:9 | “Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.” Word: אַלּוֹן (ʼallôwn) |