Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H359 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֵילוֹת אֵילַת |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | from H352 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 8 |
| Transliteration: | Eylowth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ay-loth' (or mEylath {ay-lath'}) n/l. |
| Meaning: | 1. trees or a grove (i.e. palms) 2. Eloth or Elath, a place on the Red Sea |
| KJV Renderings: | Elath, Eloth. |
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אֵילַת proper name [of a location] (lofty tree (s collective?) i.e. palms? compare Di Gen 14:6) town & harbour, northeast arm of Red Sea, hence called AElanitic Gulf (= Gulf of Akaba, from neighbouring fortress) Deut 2:8; 2Kgs 14:22; 2Kgs 16:6 (twice in verse) (perhaps later designation for fuller איל פארן q. v.) = ᵐ5 Αἰλων, Αἰλαθ Greek Αἰλανα etc.; = אֵלָה (? Gen 36:41 see Di), אֵילוֺת below
אֵילוֺת proper name [of a location] id. (grove of lofty trees (palms?)) 1Kgs 9:26; 2Kgs 16:6; 2Chr 8:17; 2Chr 26:2 (compare אֵיל פָּאוָן, אֵילַת).
