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אֵלוֹן H436

H436 is the Hebrew word אֵלוֹן, transliterated ʼêlôwn and said ay-lone'. The King James Version most often renders it plain.

Word: אֵלוֹןTransliteration: ʼêlôwnSaid: ay-lone'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 9 verses

What it means

an oak or other strong tree.

Where it comes from

prolonged from H352 (אַיִל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

plain 6×plains 2×along by the plain 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: plain. See also H356 (אֵילוֹן).

Verses using אֵלוֹן

All 9 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 12:6 · KJV

And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

Genesis 13:18 · KJV

Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.

Genesis 14:13 · KJV

And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.

Genesis 18:1 · KJV

And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

Deuteronomy 11:30 · KJV

Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?

Judges 4:11 · KJV

Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.

Judges 9:6 · KJV

And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.

Judges 9:37 · KJV

And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.

1 Samuel 10:3 · KJV

Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:

Common questions

What does Strong's H436 mean?

H436 is the Hebrew word אֵלוֹן (ʼêlôwn), meaning an oak or other strong tree.

How is H436 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it plain (6 times), plains (2 times), along by the plain (1 time).

How many times does H436 appear in the Bible?

אֵלוֹן (ʼêlôwn) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H436 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: prolonged from H352 (אַיִל).

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