אַלּוֹן

אַלּוֺן noun masculine^{1 Mos 35,8} oak (ᵐ5 βάλανος, δρῦς, etc.) — ׳א absolute 1 Mos 35,8 +; construct ib.; plural אַלּוֺנִים Amos 2,9; Ezk 27,6 construct אַלּוֺנֵי Es 2,13; Zak 11,12 — as marking grave of Deborah, Rebekah's nurse 1 Mos 35,8 (E); whence called oak of weeping, בָּכוּת ׳א ib. (see Di on the passage, & below אֵלוֺן p. 18); elsewhere only in prophets; as marking illicit shrines Hos 4,13 (|| לִבְנֶה, אֵלָה); as felled Es 6,13 (in simile; || אֵלָה); as furnishing material for making idols Es 44,14 (|| אֶרֶז, תִּרְזָה, אֹרֶן); as simile for strength (חסן) Amos 2,9 also אַלּוֺנֵי הַבָּשָׁן Es 2,13 (as lofty & majestic), compare Ezk 27,6 (as strong, for making oars); Zak 11,2, metaphor of prominent men.