What does אַלּוֹן mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H437
אַלּוֹן
Oak.
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אַלּוֹןH437
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] oaks1×Ezekiel 27:6
and oak1×Isaiah 6:13
as the oaks1×Amos 2:9
O oaks1×Zechariah 11:2
oak1×Hosea 4:13
or oak1×Isaiah 44:14
the oak1×Genesis 35:8
the oaks1×Isaiah 2:13
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 35:8הָֽאַלּ֑וֹןtothe oakArticle | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 2:13אַלּוֹנֵ֥יtothe oaksNoun - masculine plural constructIsaiah 6:13וְכָאַלּ֗וֹןtoand oakConjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 44:14וְאַלּ֔וֹןtoor oakConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularEzekiel 27:6אַלּוֹנִים֙to[Of] oaksNoun - masculine pluralHosea 4:13אַלּ֧וֹןtooakNoun - masculine singularAmos 2:9כָּֽאַלּוֹנִ֑יםtoas the oaksPreposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine pluralZechariah 11:2אַלּוֹנֵ֣יtoO oaksNoun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 35:8
Aligned rows8
Books represented6
Genesis1Isaiah3Ezekiel1Hosea1Amos1Zechariah1
Source forms
אַלּ֧וֹן1x’al·lō·wnHosea 4:13
אַלּוֹנֵ֥י1x’al·lō·w·nêIsaiah 2:13
אַלּוֹנֵ֣י1x’al·lō·w·nêZechariah 11:2
אַלּוֹנִים֙1x’al·lō·w·nîmEzekiel 27:6
הָֽאַלּ֑וֹן1xhā·’al·lō·wnGenesis 35:8
וְאַלּ֔וֹן1xwə·’al·lō·wnIsaiah 44:14
וְכָאַלּ֗וֹן1xwə·ḵā·’al·lō·wnIsaiah 6:13
כָּֽאַלּוֹנִ֑ים1xkā·’al·lō·w·nîmAmos 2:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct2xIsaiah 2:13, Zechariah 11:2
Article | Noun - masculine singular1xGenesis 35:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 44:14
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 6:13
Noun - masculine plural1xEzekiel 27:6
Noun - masculine singular1xHosea 4:13
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural1xAmos 2:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. oak.
Source Gloss
oak.
Extended definitionSource: 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: