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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אִילָןH363
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 ItThe tree5×Daniel 4:11, Daniel 4:14, Daniel 4:20, Daniel 4:23
a tree1×Daniel 4:10
Show sample aligned rows
Daniel 4:10אִילָ֛ןtoa treeNoun - masculine singularDaniel 4:11אִֽילָנָ֖אtoThe treeNoun - masculine singular determinateDaniel 4:14אִֽילָנָא֙tothe treeNoun - masculine singular determinateDaniel 4:20אִֽילָנָא֙toThe treeNoun - masculine singular determinateDaniel 4:23אִֽילָנָ֜אtothe treeNoun - masculine singular determinateDaniel 4:26אִֽילָנָ֔אtothe treeNoun - masculine singular determinate
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDaniel 4:10
Aligned rows6
Books represented1
Daniel6
Source forms
אִֽילָנָא֙2x’î·lā·nāDaniel 4:14, Daniel 4:20
אִילָ֛ן1x’î·lānDaniel 4:10
אִֽילָנָ֖א1x’î·lā·nāDaniel 4:11
אִֽילָנָ֜א1x’î·lā·nāDaniel 4:23
אִֽילָנָ֔א1x’î·lā·nāDaniel 4:26
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular determinate5xDaniel 4:11, Daniel 4:14, Daniel 4:20, Daniel 4:23
Noun - masculine singular1xDaniel 4:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a tree
Source Gloss
a tree
Extended definitionSource: 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:
אֵילוֹןH356