Strong's Lexicon

H424

H424 — אֵלָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewelahnoun femOccurrences: 13TWOT: 45h

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H424
Word:אֵלָה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:feminine of H352
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:13
Transliteration:elah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ay-law'
Meaning:1. an oak or other strong tree
KJV Renderings:elm, oak, teil-tree.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB207

I. אֵלָה noun feminine terebinth (= אֵילָה (?) see IV. איל > StaGeschichte 455 who derives from אֵל = divine; but compare ib. on lack of clear distinction between אֵלָה, אֵלוֺן & אַלּוֺן) — Gen 35:4 + 15 t. + אֵילָה Gen 49:21 (for ᵑ0 אַיָּלָה see below) — terebinth = Pistacia terebinthus , Linn., a deciduous tree with pinnate leaves & red berries; occasional in Palestine; grows to great age; always of single tree; near Shechem Gen 35:4 ( E ) compare אַלָּה Josh 24:26 ( E , read אֵלָה?), Ophrah Judg 6:11; Judg 6:19 in Jabesh 1Chr 10:12 tree in which Absalom was caught 2Sam 18:9 (twice in verse); 2Sam 18:10; 2Sam 18:14 see also 1Kgs 13:14 expressly of idol-shrine Hos 4:13 (|| אַלּוֺן, לִבְנֶה) Ezek 6:13 as fading, withering, simile of Judah Isa 1:30 as hewn down, simile id. Isa 6:13 (|| אַלּוֺן); figurative of Naphtali אֵילָה שְׁלֻחָה Gen 49:21 ( ᵐ5 Ew Ol Di > ᵑ0 אַיָּלָה hind q. v.) a slender terebinth, see Di & compare II. אֵלָה; in topographic designation ׳ עֵמֶק הָא 1Sam 17:2; 1Sam 17:19; 1Sam 21:10 (see עֵמֶק ).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

אלה (eh-lah’)

Genesis 35:4

KJV: 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.
EHCC: Jacob hid them under the oak

Judges 6:11

KJV: And there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi–ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.Gideon: Gr. Gedeonto hide…: Heb. to cause it to flee
EHCC: sat under an oak which (was)

2 Samuel 18:9

KJV: And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.
EHCC: under the thick boughs of a great oak, and

2 Samuel 10:1

KJV: And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
EHCC: saw Absalom hanged éx aa oak.

1 Kings 13:14

KJV: 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.
EHCC: found him sitting under an oak:

1 Chronicles 10:12

KJV: 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.
EHCC: buried their bones under the oak

Isaiah 1:30

KJV: For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.
EHCC: shall be as תם oak whose leaf fadeth,

Isaiah 6:13

KJV: 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.and it…: or, when it is returned, and hath been brousedsubstance: or, stock, or, stem
EHCC: as a teil tree, and as an oak,

Ezekiel 6:13

KJV: Then shall ye know that I am the Lord, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols.
EHCC: under every thick oak,

Hosea 4:18

KJV: Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.sour: Heb. gonerulers: Heb. shields
EHCC: under oaks and poplars and elms, (lit.

Ezra 4:24

KJV: Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
EHCC: the work of the house of God

Ezra 6:3

KJV: In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
EHCC: (concerning) the house of God

Ezra 6:7

KJV: Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.
EHCC: Let the work of this house of God alone;

Ezra 7:12

KJV: Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.unto…: or, to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe of the law of the God of heaven, peace, etc
EHCC: 91 . seribe of the law of the God of heaven,

Ezra 23:0

EHCC: thou God of my fathers,

Ezra 3:12

KJV: But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:
EHCC: they serve not thy nor worship

Ezra 4:2

KJV: Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar–haddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.
EHCC: (3:32).and wonders that the high God

Ezra 6:3

KJV: In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
EHCC: (6). concerning the law of Ais God.
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