What does אִילָן (’ĕyālûṯî) mean in the Bible?
אִילָן (’ĕyālûṯî) is a Hebrew word meaning "a tree".
Hebrew · H363
אִילָן
A tree
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אִילָן H363
Pronunciation ’ĕyālûṯî
What does אִילָן (’ĕyālûṯî) mean in the Bible?
אִילָן (’ĕyālûṯî) is a Hebrew word meaning "a tree".
Full entry for אִילָן (H363) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H363?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include The tree (5), a tree (1).
Where does אִילָן (’ĕyālûṯî) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Daniel 4:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (6).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It The tree 5× Daniel 4:11, Daniel 4:14, Daniel 4:20, Daniel 4:23
a tree 1× Daniel 4:10
Show sample aligned rows
Daniel 4:10 אִילָ֛ן to a tree Noun - masculine singular Daniel 4:11 אִֽילָנָ֖א to The tree Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 4:14 אִֽילָנָא֙ to the tree Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 4:20 אִֽילָנָא֙ to The tree Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 4:23 אִֽילָנָ֜א to the tree Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 4:26 אִֽילָנָ֔א to the tree Noun - masculine singular determinate
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Daniel 4:10
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 1
Daniel 6
Source forms
אִֽילָנָא֙ 2x ’î·lā·nā Daniel 4:14, Daniel 4:20
אִילָ֛ן 1x ’î·lān Daniel 4:10
אִֽילָנָ֖א 1x ’î·lā·nā Daniel 4:11
אִֽילָנָ֜א 1x ’î·lā·nā Daniel 4:23
אִֽילָנָ֔א 1x ’î·lā·nā Daniel 4:26
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular determinate 5x Daniel 4:11, Daniel 4:14, Daniel 4:20, Daniel 4:23
Noun - masculine singular 1x Daniel 4:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a tree
Source Gloss
a tree
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a tree BDB: tree Usage: tree.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
My strength; my succor; refers to an external aid that sustains a failing person
Showing 1 selected witness from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
אִילָן is built from this root:
אֵילוֹן H356
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain