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H424 אֵלָה (ʼêlâh) ay-law'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

feminine of 352; an oak or other strong tree

KJV Usage: elm, oak, teil-tree

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אֵלָה (e.lah) — oak. 1) terebinth, terebinth tree 2) valley where David killed Goliath

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun f

Trees | ≈ איִל · אַלָּה

terebinth = terebinth; tree with a broad crown, heavy branches, and thick trunk; may reach a height of 7.5 to 9 m.; sheds its leaves; has small an inconspicuous flowers; ◄ pictacia terebinthus; ► its stem contains aromatic turpentine, a resinous juice, which flows out when the bark is cut; it provides pleasant shade; ≈ imposing tree, preferred place to sit under and enjoy the shade, associated with cultic worship

GEN 35:4 · JDG 6:11 · JDG 6:19 · 2SA 18:9 · 2SA 18:9 · 2SA 18:10 · 2SA 18:14 · 1KI 13:14 · 1CH 10:12 · ISA 1:30 · ISA 6:13 · EZK 6:13 · HOS 4:13

name

Names of People

Elah = man; ► chief of Edom

GEN 36:41 · 1CH 1:52

Names of Locations

Elah = valley ► where David killed Goliath

Names of People

Elah = man; ◄ son of Baasha; ► king of Israel (886/85–885/84)

1KI 16:6 · 1KI 16:8 · 1KI 16:13 · 1KI 16:14

Names of People

Elah = man; ► father of Hoshea, king of Israel

2KI 15:30 · 2KI 17:1 · 2KI 18:1 · 2KI 18:9

Names of People

Elah = man; ◄ son of Caleb; tribe of Judah

1CH 4:15 · 1CH 4:15

Names of People

Elah = man; ◄ son of Uzzi; tribe of Benjamin; ► after exile

1CH 9:8

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אֵלָה n.f. terebinth base

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