What does אֲהָלִים mean in the Bible?
e. sticks)".
Hebrew · H174
אֲהָלִים
Aloe wood (i.e. sticks)
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אֲהָלִיםH174
What does אֲהָלִים mean in the Bible?
אֲהָלִים is a Hebrew word meaning "aloe wood (i.e. sticks)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H174?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and aloes (2), like aloes (1), with aloes (1).
Where does אֲהָלִים appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 24:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (1), Proverbs (1), Psalms (1), Song Of Solomon (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itand aloes2×Psalms 45:8, Song Of Solomon 4:14
like aloes1×Numbers 24:6
with aloes1×Proverbs 7:17
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowNumbers 24:6
Aligned rows4
Books represented4
Numbers1Psalms1Proverbs1Song Of Solomon1
Source forms
אֲ֝הָלִ֗ים1x’ă·hā·lîmProverbs 7:17
וַאֲהָל֣וֹת1xwa·’ă·hā·lō·wṯPsalms 45:8
וַאֲהָל֔וֹת1xwa·’ă·hā·lō·wṯSong Of Solomon 4:14
כַּאֲהָלִים֙1xka·’ă·hā·lîmNumbers 24:6
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural2xPsalms 45:8, Song Of Solomon 4:14
Noun - masculine plural1xProverbs 7:17
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural1xNumbers 24:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. aloe wood (i.e. sticks)
Source Gloss
aloe wood (i.e. sticks)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
aloe wood (i.e. sticks) BDB: aloe Usage: (tree of lign-) aloes.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֲהָלִים is of foreign origin - no further derivation.