Strong's H424 · Hebrew
אֵלָה
ʼêlâh · /ay-law'/
Definition
an oak or other strong tree
KJV: elm, oak, teil-tree.
Root / derivation: feminine of H352 (אַיִל);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered אֵלָה across 12 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
12 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Judges2 verses
And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. Gideon: Gr. Gedeon to hide: Heb. to cause it to flee
Judges 6:19And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it. a kid: Heb. a kid of the goats
2 Samuel3 verses
And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.
2 Samuel 18:10And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.
2 Samuel 18:14Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak. with: Heb. before thee midst: Heb. heart
Isaiah2 verses
For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.
Isaiah 6:13But 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. and it: or, when it is returned, and hath been broused substance: or, stock, or, stem
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H424 (ʼêlâh) mean?
an oak or other strong tree
How many times does H424 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H424 (אֵלָה) appears in 12 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “oak.”
How is ʼêlâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H424 is rendered as “oak” (11×), “elms” (1×), “tree” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word אֵלָה come from?
feminine of H352 (אַיִל);