Strong's Lexicon

H437

H437 — אַלּוֹן

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

Hebrewallownnoun mascOccurrences: 8TWOT: 100b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H437
Word:	אַלּוֹן
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	a variation of H436
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	8
Transliteration:	allown
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	al-lone'
Meaning:	1. oak
KJV Renderings:	Not listed

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אַלּוֺן noun masculine^{Gen 35:8} oak ( ᵐ5 βάλανος, δρῦς, etc.) — ׳ א absolute Gen 35:8 +; construct ib.; plural אַלּוֺנִים Amos 2:9; Ezek 27:6 construct אַלּוֺנֵי Isa 2:13; Zech 11:12 — as marking grave of Deborah, Rebekah's nurse Gen 35:8 ( E ); whence called oak of weeping, בָּכוּת ׳ א ib. (see Di on the passage, & below אֵלוֺן p. 18); elsewhere only in prophets; as marking illicit shrines Hos 4:13 (|| לִבְנֶה, אֵלָה); as felled Isa 6:13 (in simile; || אֵלָה ); as furnishing material for making idols Isa 44:14 (|| אֶרֶז, תִּרְזָה, אֹרֶן); as simile for strength (חסן) Amos 2:9 also אַלּוֺנֵי הַבָּשָׁן Isa 2:13 (as lofty & majestic), compare Ezek 27:6 (as strong, for making oars); Zech 11:2, metaphor of prominent men.

Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

אלון (al-lohn’)

Genesis 35:8

KJV: 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.Allon–bachuth: that is, The oak of weeping

EHCC: buried beneath Beth-el under ax oak:

Isaiah 2:18

KJV: And the idols he shall utterly abolish.he…: or, shall utterly pass away

EHCC: -upon alte oats of Basha -

Hosea 4:13

KJV: 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.

EHCC: upon the hills, under oaks

Amos 2:9

KJV: 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.

EHCC: סמ (was) strong as the oaks;

Zechariah 11:2

KJV: Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.mighty: or, gallantsthe forest…: or, the defenced forest

EHCC: howl, 0 ye oaks of Bashan ;