What does אֵלוֹן mean in the Bible?
אֵלוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "an oak or other strong tree".
Hebrew · H436
אֵלוֹן
An oak or other strong tree
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אֵלוֹן H436
What does אֵלוֹן mean in the Bible?
אֵלוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "an oak or other strong tree".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H436?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the Oak (3), near the Oaks (2), by the Oaks (1), Oak (1), of the Oak (1).
Where does אֵלוֹן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 12:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (4), Judges (3), 1 Samuel (1), Deuteronomy (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 It the Oak 3× Deuteronomy 11:30, Judges 9:6, 1 Samuel 10:3
near the Oaks 2× Genesis 13:18, Genesis 14:13
by the Oaks 1× Genesis 18:1
Oak 1× Judges 9:37
of the Oak 1× Genesis 12:6
the great tree 1× Judges 4:11
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 12:6 אֵל֣וֹן to of the Oak Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 13:18 בְּאֵלֹנֵ֥י to near the Oaks Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Genesis 14:13 בְּאֵֽלֹנֵ֜י to near the Oaks Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Genesis 18:1 בְּאֵלֹנֵ֖י to by the Oaks Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Deuteronomy 11:30 אֵלוֹנֵ֥י to the Oak Noun - masculine plural construct Judges 4:11 אֵל֥וֹן to the great tree Noun - masculine singular Judges 9:6 אֵל֥וֹן to the oak Noun - masculine singular construct Judges 9:37 אֵל֥וֹן to Oak Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Samuel 10:3 אֵל֣וֹן to the Oak Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 12:6
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 4
Genesis 4 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 3 1 Samuel 1
Source forms
אֵל֥וֹן 3x ’ê·lō·wn Judges 4:11, Judges 9:6, Judges 9:37
אֵל֣וֹן 2x ’ê·lō·wn Genesis 12:6, 1 Samuel 10:3
אֵלוֹנֵ֥י 1x ’ê·lō·w·nê Deuteronomy 11:30
בְּאֵלֹנֵ֥י 1x bə·’ê·lō·nê Genesis 13:18
בְּאֵֽלֹנֵ֜י 1x bə·’ê·lō·nê Genesis 14:13
בְּאֵלֹנֵ֖י 1x bə·’ê·lō·nê Genesis 18:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 4x Genesis 12:6, Judges 9:6, Judges 9:37, 1 Samuel 10:3
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct 3x Genesis 13:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 18:1
Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Deuteronomy 11:30
Noun - masculine singular 1x Judges 4:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. an oak or other strong tree
Source Gloss
an oak or other strong tree
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
an oak or other strong tree BDB: terebinth Usage: plain. See also 356.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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