אַלּוֹן
al.lon (H0437)
oak
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word "אַלּוֹן" (al.lon) is identified by its Strong's number H0437 and refers to an "oak." As a term in the "Creation & Nature" semantic domain, this word is likely used to describe a specific type of tree known for its strength and durability, similar to what we know of the oak tree today. Given its appearances in the Bible eight times, it's likely that the oak tree carries symbolic meaning within its various contexts. However, without further analysis of the texts in which it's used, we can only infer its significance to be related to its natural characteristics and perhaps the landscape it inhabits. It's worth noting that this etymological analysis focuses on the meaning and usage of the word "אַלּוֹן" in isolation from its broader narrative context. The oak tree's significance within these passages will require further investigation of the surrounding texts to be fully understood.
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Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died, and she was buried below Bethel under the oak; and its name was called Allon Bacuth.
for all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, for all the oaks of Bashan,
If there is a tenth left in it, that also will in turn be consumed, as a terebinth, and as an oak, whose stump remains when they are cut down; so the holy seed is its stock.”
He cuts down cedars for himself, and takes the cypress and the oak, and strengthens for himself one among the trees of the forest. He plants a cypress tree, and the rain nourishes it.
They have made your oars of the oaks of Bashan. They have made your benches of ivory inlaid in cypress wood from the islands of Kittim.
They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains, and burn incense on the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because its shade is good. Therefore your daughters play the prostitute, and your brides commit adultery.
Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
Wail, cypress tree, for the cedar has fallen, because the stately ones are destroyed. Wail, you oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest has come down.