אֵלָה

I. אֵלָה noun feminine terebinth (= אֵילָה (?) see IV. איל > Sta^{Geschichte 455} who derives from אֵל = divine; but compare ib. on lack of clear distinction between אֵלָה, אֵלוֺן & אַלּוֺן) — Gen 35:4 + 15 t. + אֵילָה Gen 49:21 (for ᵑ0 אַיָּלָה see below) — terebinth = Pistacia terebinthus, Linn., a deciduous tree with pinnate leaves & red berries; occasional in Palestine; grows to great age; always of single tree; near Shechem Gen 35:4 (E) compare אַלָּה Josh 24:26 (E, read אֵלָה?), Ophrah Judg 6:11; Judg 6:19 in Jabesh 1Chr 10:12 tree in which Absalom was caught 2Sam 18:9 (twice in verse); 2Sam 18:10; 2Sam 18:14 see also 1Kgs 13:14 expressly of idol-shrine Hos 4:13 (|| אַלּוֺן, לִבְנֶה) Ezek 6:13 as fading, withering, simile of Judah Isa 1:30 as hewn down, simile id. Isa 6:13 (|| אַלּוֺן); figurative of Naphtali אֵילָה שְׁלֻחָה Gen 49:21 (ᵐ5 Ew Ol Di > ᵑ0 אַיָּלָה hind q. v.) a slender terebinth, see Di & compare II. אֵלָה; in topographic designation ׳עֵמֶק הָא 1Sam 17:2; 1Sam 17:19; 1Sam 21:10 (see עֵמֶק).