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אַלּוֹן H437
H437 is the Hebrew word אַלּוֹן, transliterated ʼallôwn and said al-lone'. The King James Version most often renders it oaks.
What it means
{an oak or other strong tree}.
Where it comes from
a variation of H436 (אֵלוֹן).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: oak.
Verses using אַלּוֹן
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 35:8 · KJV
But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.
Isaiah 2:13 · KJV
And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
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.
Isaiah 44:14 · KJV
He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.
Ezekiel 27:6 · KJV
Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.
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.
Amos 2:9 · KJV
Yet destroyed I 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.
Zechariah 11:2 · KJV
Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.
Common questions
What does Strong's H437 mean?
H437 is the Hebrew word אַלּוֹן (ʼallôwn), meaning {an oak or other strong tree}.
How is H437 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it oaks (4 times), oak (2 times), under an oak (1 time), under oaks (1 time).
How many times does H437 appear in the Bible?
אַלּוֹן (ʼallôwn) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H437 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a variation of H436 (אֵלוֹן).
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