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אֵלָה H424

H424 is the Hebrew word אֵלָה, transliterated ʼêlâh and said ay-law'. The King James Version most often renders it oak.

Word: אֵלָהTransliteration: ʼêlâhSaid: ay-law'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 12 verses

What it means

an oak or other strong tree.

Where it comes from

feminine of H352 (אַיִל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

oak 5×under the oak 3×under an oak 2×midst of the oak 1×teil tree 1×elms 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: elm, oak, teil-tree.

Verses using אֵלָה

All 12 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 35:4 · KJV

And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

Judges 6:11 · KJV

And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

Judges 6:19 · KJV

And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.

2 Samuel 18:9 · KJV

And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.

2 Samuel 18:10 · KJV

And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.

2 Samuel 18:14 · KJV

Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.

1 Kings 13:14 · KJV

And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.

1 Chronicles 10:12 · KJV

They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

Isaiah 1:30 · KJV

For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.

Isaiah 6:13 · KJV

But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.

Ezekiel 6:13 · KJV

Then shall ye know that I am the LORD, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols.

Hosea 4:13 · KJV

They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.

Common questions

What does Strong's H424 mean?

H424 is the Hebrew word אֵלָה (ʼêlâh), meaning an oak or other strong tree.

How is H424 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it oak (5 times), under the oak (3 times), under an oak (2 times), midst of the oak (1 time), teil tree (1 time), among others.

How many times does H424 appear in the Bible?

אֵלָה (ʼêlâh) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H424 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of H352 (אַיִל).

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