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These trees are often associated with strength and endurance due to their size and longevity. In the biblical context, they are frequently mentioned as landmarks or significant locations for events.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, oak trees were significant both ecologically and culturally. They provided shade and were often used as meeting places or landmarks. The strength and durability of the oak made it a symbol of resilience and stability. In some instances, these trees were also associated with religious or cultic practices, serving as sites for altars or memorials.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/427.htm">allah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>an oak<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>oak (4), oaks (4).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">אַלּוֺן</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font><sup>Genesis 35:8</sup> <font size="+1"><b>oak</b></font> (<font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">βάλανος</font>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">δρῦς</font>, etc.) — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">א</font> absolute <a href="/interlinear/genesis/35-8.htm">Genesis 35:8</a> +; construct <em>ib.</em>; plural <font class="hebrew2">אַלּוֺנִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/amos/2-9.htm">Amos 2:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Ezekiel 27:6</a>; construct <font class="hebrew2">אַלּוֺנֵי</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/2-13.htm">Isaiah 2:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/11-12.htm">Zechariah 11:12</a>; — as marking grave of Deborah, Rebekah's nurse <a href="/interlinear/genesis/35-8.htm">Genesis 35:8</a> (E); whence called <em>oak of weeping</em>, <font class="hebrew2">בָּכוּת</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">א</font> <em>ib.</em> (see Di <em>on the passage</em>, & below <font class="hebrew2">אֵלוֺן</font> p. 18); elsewhere only in prophets; as marking illicit shrines <a href="/interlinear/hosea/4-13.htm">Hosea 4:13</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">לִבְנֶה</font>, <font class="hebrew2">אֵלָה</font>); as felled <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/6-13.htm">Isaiah 6:13</a> (in simile; "" <font class="hebrew2">אֵלָה</font>); as furnishing material for making idols <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/44-14.htm">Isaiah 44:14</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">אֶרֶז</font>, <font class="hebrew2">תִּרְזָה</font>, <font class="hebrew2">אֹרֶן</font>); as simile for strength (<font class="hebrew2">חסן</font>) <a href="/interlinear/amos/2-9.htm">Amos 2:9</a>; also <font class="hebrew2">אַלּוֺנֵי הַבָּשָׁן</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/2-13.htm">Isaiah 2:13</a> (as lofty & majestic), compare <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Ezekiel 27:6</a> (as strong, for making oars); <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/11-2.htm">Zechariah 11:2</a>, metaphor of prominent men. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>oak <p>A variation of <a href="/hebrew/436.htm">'elown</a> -- oak. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/436.htm">'elown</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אַלּ֧וֹן אַלּוֹנִים֙ אַלּוֹנֵ֣י אַלּוֹנֵ֥י אלון אלוני אלונים הָֽאַלּ֑וֹן האלון וְאַלּ֔וֹן וְכָאַלּ֗וֹן ואלון וכאלון כָּֽאַלּוֹנִ֑ים כאלונים ’al·lō·w·nê ’al·lō·w·nîm ’al·lō·wn ’allōwn ’allōwnê ’allōwnîm alLon alloNei alloNim hā’allōwn hā·’al·lō·wn haalLon kā’allōwnîm kā·’al·lō·w·nîm kaalloNim vealLon vechaalLon wə’allōwn wə·’al·lō·wn wə·ḵā·’al·lō·wn wəḵā’allōwn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/35-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 35:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/35.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֵ֖ל תַּ֣חַת <b> הָֽאַלּ֑וֹן </b> וַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/35.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> under <span class="itali">the oak;</span> it was named<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/35.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> beneath Bethel <span class="itali">under an oak:</span> and the name<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/35-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Bethel under <span class="itali">the oak</span> called and the name<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/2-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 2:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְעַ֖ל כָּל־ <b> אַלּוֹנֵ֥י </b> הַבָּשָֽׁן׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> up, Against all <span class="itali">the oaks</span> of Bashan,<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and lifted up, <span class="itali">and upon all the oaks</span> of Bashan,<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/2-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Against all <span class="itali">the oaks</span> of Bashan<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/6-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 6:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְבָעֵ֑ר כָּאֵלָ֣ה <b> וְכָאַלּ֗וֹן </b> אֲשֶׁ֤ר בְּשַׁלֶּ֙כֶת֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Like a terebinth <span class="itali">or an oak</span> Whose<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as a teil tree, <span class="itali">and as an oak,</span> whose substance<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/6-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> burning A terebinth <span class="itali">an oak</span> Whose is felled<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/44-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 44:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/44.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיִּקַּ֤ח תִּרְזָה֙ <b> וְאַלּ֔וֹן </b> וַיְאַמֶּץ־ ל֖וֹ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/44.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a cypress <span class="itali">or an oak</span> and raises<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/44.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the cypress <span class="itali">and the oak,</span> which he strengtheneth<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/44-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and takes A cypress <span class="itali">an oak</span> and raises the trees<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/27-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 27:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/27.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> אַלּוֹנִים֙ </b> מִבָּ֔שָׁן עָשׂ֖וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Of oaks</span> from Bashan they have made<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">[Of] the oaks</span> of Bashan have they made<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/27-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">oaks</span> Bashan have made<p><b><a href="/text/hosea/4-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hosea 4:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְקַטֵּ֔רוּ תַּ֣חַת <b> אַלּ֧וֹן </b> וְלִבְנֶ֛ה וְאֵלָ֖ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hosea/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Under <span class="itali">oak,</span> poplar<br><a href="/kjvs/hosea/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon the hills, <span class="itali">under oaks</span> and poplars<br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/4-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and burn Under <span class="itali">oak</span> poplar and terebinth<p><b><a href="/text/amos/2-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Amos 2:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/amos/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְחָסֹ֥ן ה֖וּא <b> כָּֽאַלּוֹנִ֑ים </b> וָאַשְׁמִ֤יד פִּרְיוֹ֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/amos/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And he [was] strong <span class="itali">as the oaks;</span> I even destroyed<br><a href="/kjvs/amos/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and he [was] strong <span class="itali">as the oaks;</span> yet I destroyed<br><a href="/interlinear/amos/2-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and he strong he <span class="itali">as the oaks</span> destroyed his fruit<p><b><a href="/text/zechariah/11-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zechariah 11:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שֻׁדָּ֑דוּ הֵילִ֙ילוּ֙ <b> אַלּוֹנֵ֣י </b> בָשָׁ֔ן כִּ֥י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zechariah/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Wail, <span class="itali">O oaks</span> of Bashan,<br><a href="/kjvs/zechariah/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> howl, <span class="itali">O ye oaks</span> of Bashan;<br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/11-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> have been destroyed Wail <span class="itali">oaks</span> of Bashan for<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_437.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_437.htm">Strong's Hebrew 437<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/allon_437.htm">’al·lō·wn — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/allonei_437.htm">’al·lō·w·nê — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/allonim_437.htm">’al·lō·w·nîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/haallon_437.htm">hā·’al·lō·wn — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kaallonim_437.htm">kā·’al·lō·w·nîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veallon_437.htm">wə·’al·lō·wn — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vechaallon_437.htm">wə·ḵā·’al·lō·wn — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' 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