HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H424
אֵלָה
e.lah — oak
1) terebinth, terebinth tree 2) valley where David killed Goliath
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Terebinth
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H436
אֵלוֹן
e.lon — (Diviners') Oak
This name means tree, great tree, terebinth Combined with a.nan (עָנַן "Diviners'" H6049)
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H356
אֵלוֹן
e.lon — Elon
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.26.34; father of: Adah (H5711H) § Elon = "terebinth, mighty" 1) Hittite, father-in-law of Esau 2) second son of Zebulun 3) Zebulonite judge of Israel 4) town in Dan
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H363
אִילָן
i.lan — tree
ram Aramaic of a.yil (אַ֫יִל "terebinth" H0352D)
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H427
אַלָּה
al.lah — oak
1) oak 2) terebinth
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H440
אֵלֹנִי
e.lo.ni — Elonite
Someone descended from Elon, a man of the tribe of Zebulun living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.14; son of: Zebulun (H2074); brother of: Sered (H5624) and Jahleel (H3177) Group of e.lon (אֵלוֹן "Elon" H0356H) § Elonite = "might" or "terebinth: a plain" one of the clan of Elon
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9421
τερέβινθος
terebinthos — terebinth resin
terebinth resin; terebinth tree, the
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3128
יוֹנַת אֵלֶם רְחֹקִים
yo.nat e.lem re.cho.qim — Dove on Far-off Terebinths
§ Jonath-elem-recho-kim = "the silent dove of far-off places" 1) meaning uncertain 1a) probably name of melody 1b) only used in title of Ps 56:1
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(R.V. marg. of Deut. 11:30, etc.), the Pistacia terebinthus of botanists; a tree very common in the south and east of Palestine. (See OAK.)
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.