Lexicon :: Strong's H424 - 'ēlâ
אֵלָה
Transliteration
'ēlâ
Pronunciation
ay-law'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From אַיִל (H352)
Dictionary Aids
TWOT Reference: 45h
KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H424 in the following manner: oak (11x), elm (1x), teil tree (1x).
terebinth, terebinth tree
valley where David killed Goliath
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
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 (Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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
