אַלּוֹן

אַלּוֺן noun masculine^{Gen 35:8} oak (ᵐ5 βάλανος, δρῦς, etc.) — ׳א absolute Gen 35:8 +; construct ib.; plural אַלּוֺנִים Amos 2:9; Ezek 27:6 construct אַלּוֺנֵי Isa 2:13; Zech 11:12 — as marking grave of Deborah, Rebekah's nurse Gen 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 Isa 6:13 (in simile; || אֵלָה); as furnishing material for making idols Isa 44:14 (|| אֶרֶז, תִּרְזָה, אֹרֶן); as simile for strength (חסן) Amos 2:9 also אַלּוֺנֵי הַבָּשָׁן Isa 2:13 (as lofty & majestic), compare Ezek 27:6 (as strong, for making oars); Zech 11:2, metaphor of prominent men.