What does אַלּוֹן mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H437
אַלּוֹן
Oak.
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אַלּוֹן H437
What does אַלּוֹן mean in the Bible?
אַלּוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "oak.".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H437?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [Of] oaks (1), and oak (1), as the oaks (1), O oaks (1), oak (1).
Where does אַלּוֹן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 35:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Amos (1), Ezekiel (1), Genesis (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 [Of] oaks 1× Ezekiel 27:6
and oak 1× Isaiah 6:13
as the oaks 1× Amos 2:9
O oaks 1× Zechariah 11:2
oak 1× Hosea 4:13
or oak 1× Isaiah 44:14
the oak 1× Genesis 35:8
the oaks 1× Isaiah 2:13
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 35:8 הָֽאַלּ֑וֹן to the oak Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 2:13 אַלּוֹנֵ֥י to the oaks Noun - masculine plural construct Isaiah 6:13 וְכָאַלּ֗וֹן to and oak Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 44:14 וְאַלּ֔וֹן to or oak Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 27:6 אַלּוֹנִים֙ to [Of] oaks Noun - masculine plural Hosea 4:13 אַלּ֧וֹן to oak Noun - masculine singular Amos 2:9 כָּֽאַלּוֹנִ֑ים to as the oaks Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural Zechariah 11:2 אַלּוֹנֵ֣י to O oaks Noun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 35:8
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 6
Genesis 1 Isaiah 3 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 1 Amos 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
אַלּ֧וֹן 1x ’al·lō·wn Hosea 4:13
אַלּוֹנֵ֥י 1x ’al·lō·w·nê Isaiah 2:13
אַלּוֹנֵ֣י 1x ’al·lō·w·nê Zechariah 11:2
אַלּוֹנִים֙ 1x ’al·lō·w·nîm Ezekiel 27:6
הָֽאַלּ֑וֹן 1x hā·’al·lō·wn Genesis 35:8
וְאַלּ֔וֹן 1x wə·’al·lō·wn Isaiah 44:14
וְכָאַלּ֗וֹן 1x wə·ḵā·’al·lō·wn Isaiah 6:13
כָּֽאַלּוֹנִ֑ים 1x kā·’al·lō·w·nîm Amos 2:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct 2x Isaiah 2:13, Zechariah 11:2
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Genesis 35:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 44:14
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 6:13
Noun - masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 27:6
Noun - masculine singular 1x Hosea 4:13
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Amos 2:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. oak.
Source Gloss
oak.
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
BDB: oak Usage: oak.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אַלּוֹן is built from this root:
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