Strong’s H436 · Hebrew

אֵלוֹן
ʼêlôwn
ay-lone'

Definition

an oak or other strong tree

Etymology

prolonged from H352 (אַיִל);

Where the KJV renders it

  • plain. See also H356 (אֵילוֹן)

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What the first audience heard

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