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Lexicon :: Strong's H424 - 'ēlâ

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אֵלָה
Transliteration
'ēlâ
Pronunciation
ay-law'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 45h

Strong’s Definitions

אֵלָה ʼêlâh, ay-law'; feminine of H352; an oak or other strong tree:—elm, oak, teil-tree.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H424 in the following manner: oak (11x), elm (1x), teil tree (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H424 in the following manner: oak (11x), elm (1x), teil tree (1x).

  1. terebinth, terebinth tree

  2. valley where David killed Goliath

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֵלָה ʼêlâh, ay-law'; feminine of H352; an oak or other strong tree:—elm, oak, teil-tree.
STRONGS H424: Abbreviations
† I. אֵלָה noun feminine terebinth (= אֵילָה (?) see H352 IV. איל > StaGeschichte 455 who derives from אֵל = divine; but compare ib. on lack of clear distinction between אֵלָה, אֵלוֺן & אַלּוֺן) — Genesis 35:4 + 15 times + אֵילָה Genesis 49:21 (for MT אַיָּלָה see below) — terebinth = Pistacia terebinthus, Linn., a deciduous tree with pinnate leaves & red berries; occasional in Palestine; grows to great age; always of single tree; near Shechem Genesis 35:4 (E) compare † אַלָּה Joshua 24:26 (E, read אֵלָה ?), Ophrah Judges 6:11, 19; in Jabesh 1 Chronicles 10:12; tree in which Absalom was caught 2 Samuel 18:9 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 18:10, 14; see also 1 Kings 13:14; expressly of idol-shrine Hosea 4:13 (|| אַלּוֺן, לִבְנֶה) Ezekiel 6:13; as fading, withering, simile of Judah Isaiah 1:30; as hewn down, simile id. Isaiah 6:13 (|| אַלּוֺן); figurative of Naphtali אֵילָה שְׁלֻחָה Genesis 49:21 (Greek Version of the LXX Ew Ol Di > MT אַיָּלָה hind which see) a slender terebinth, see Di & compare II. אֵלָה; in topographic designation עֵמֶק הָא׳ 1 Samuel 17:2, 19; 1 Samuel 21:10 (see עֵמֶק).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

35:4; 35:4; 49:21; 49:21

Joshua

24:26

Judges

6:11; 6:19

1 Samuel

17:2; 17:19; 21:10

2 Samuel

18:9; 18:10; 18:14

1 Kings

13:14

1 Chronicles

10:12

Isaiah

1:30; 6:13

Ezekiel

6:13

Hosea

4:13

H424

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H424 matches the Hebrew אֵלָה ('ēlâ),
which occurs 13 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:4 - And they gave H5414 unto H413 Jacob H3290 all H3605 the strange H5236 gods H430 which H834 were in their hand, H3027 and H853 all their earrings H5141 which H834 were in their ears; H241 and H2934➔ Jacob H3290 hid ➔H2934 them H853 under H8478 the oak H424 which H834 was by H5973 Shechem. H7927

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:11 - And there came H935 an angel H4397 of the LORD, H3068 and sat H3427 under H8478 an oak H424 which H834 was in Ophrah, H6084 that H834 pertained unto Joash H3101 the Abiezrite: H33 H33 and H1439➔ his son H1121 Gideon ➔H1439 threshed H2251 wheat H2406 by the winepress, H1660 to hide H5127 it from H6440 the Midianites. H4080

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:19 - And Gideon H1439 went in, H935 and made ready H6213 a kid, H5795 and H1423 H374➔ unleavened cakes H4682 of an ephah ➔H374 of flour: H7058 the flesh H1320 he put H7760 in a basket, H5536 and H4839➔ he put H7760 the broth ➔H4839 in a pot, H6517 and brought it out H3318 unto him H413 under H8478 the oak, H424 and presented H5066 it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:9 - And H7122➔ Absalom H53 met ➔H7122 the servants H5650 of David. H1732 And Absalom H53 rode H7392 upon H5921 a mule, H6505 and H935➔ the mule H6505 went ➔H935 under H8478 the thick boughs H7730 of a H424➔ great H1419 oak, ➔ H424 and H2388➔ his head H7218 caught hold ➔H2388 of the oak, H424 and he was taken up H5414 between H996 the heaven H8064 and H996 the earth; H776 and the mule H6505 that H834 was under him H8478 went away. H5674

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:10 - And H7200➔ a certain H259 man H376 saw ➔H7200 it, and told H5046 Joab, H3097 and said, H559 Behold, H2009 I saw H7200 Absalom H53 hanged H8518 in an oak. H424

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:14 - Then said H559 Joab, H3097 I may H3176➔ not H3808 tarry ➔H3176 thus H3651 with thee. H6440 And he took H3947 three H7969 darts H7626 in his hand, H3709 and thrust them H8628 through the heart H3820 of Absalom, H53 while he H5750➔ was yet ➔H5750 alive H2416 in the midst H3820 of the oak. H424

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:14 - And went H3212 after H310 the man H376 of God, H430 and found him H4672 sitting H3427 under H8478 an oak: H424 and he said H559 unto him, H413 Art thou H859 the H430➔ man H376 of God ➔H430 that H834 camest H935 from Judah? H3063 And he said, H559 I H589 am.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:12 - They arose, H6965 all H3605 the H376➔ valiant H2428 men, ➔H376 and took away H5375 the body H1480 of Saul, H7586 and H853 the bodies H1480 of his sons, H1121 and brought them H935 to Jabesh, H3003 and buried H6912 their bones H6106 under H8478 the oak H424 in Jabesh, H3003 and fasted H6684 seven H7651 days. H3117

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:30 - For H3588 ye shall be H1961 as an oak H424 whose leaf H5929 fadeth, H5034 and as a garden H1593 that H834 hath no H369 water. H4325

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:13 - But yet H5750 in it shall be a tenth, H6224 and H7725➔ it shall return, ➔H7725 and shall be H1961 eaten: H1197 as a teil tree, H424 and as an oak, H437 whose H834 substance H4678 is in them, when they cast H7995 their leaves: so the H2233➔ holy H6944 seed ➔H2233 shall be the substance thereof. H4678

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:13 - Then shall ye know H3045 that H3588 I H589 am the LORD, H3068 when H1961➔ their slain H2491 men shall be ➔H1961 among H8432 their idols H1544 round about H5439 their altars, H4196 upon H413 every H3605 high H7311 hill, H1389 in all H3605 the tops H7218 of the mountains, H2022 and under H8478 every H3605 green H7488 tree, H6086 and under H8478 every H3605 thick H5687 oak, H424 the place H4725 where H834 they did offer H5414 sweet H5207 savour H7381 to all H3605 their idols. H1544

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:13 - They sacrifice H2076 upon H5921 the tops H7218 of the mountains, H2022 and H5921➔ burn incense H6999 upon ➔H5921 the hills, H1389 under H8478 oaks H437 and poplars H3839 and elms, H424 because H3588 the shadow thereof H6738 is good: H2896 therefore H5921 H3651 your daughters H1323 shall commit whoredom, H2181 and your spouses H3618 shall commit adultery. H5003
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