Lexical Summary allon: an oak Original Word: אַלּוֹןTransliteration: allon Phonetic Spelling: (al-lone') Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Short Definition: an oak Meaning: an oak, other strong tree Strong's Concordance oak A variation of 'elown -- oak. see HEBREW 'elown Brown-Driver-Briggs H437. allon אַלּוֺן noun masculineGenesis 35:8 oak (ᵐ5 βάλανος, δρῦς, etc.) — ׳א absolute 35:8 +; construct ib.; plural אַלּוֺנִים Amos 2:9; Ezekiel 27:6; construct אַלּוֺנֵי Isaiah 2:13; Zechariah 11:12; — as marking grave of Deborah, Rebekah's nurse Genesis 35:8 (E); whence called oak of weeping, ׳א בָּכוּת ib. (see Di on the passage, & below אֵלוֺן p. 18); elsewhere only in prophets; as marking illicit shrines Hosea 4:13 ("" אֵלָה לִבְנֶה,); as felled Isaiah 6:13 (in simile; "" אֵלָה); as furnishing material for making idols 44:14 ("" אֹרֶן תִּרְזָה, אֶרֶז,); as simile for strength (חסן) Amos 2:9; also הַבָּשָׁן אַלּוֺנֵי Isaiah 2:13 (as lofty & majestic), compare Ezekiel 27:6 (as strong, for making oars); Zechariah 11:2, metaphor of prominent men. |
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