Elon — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֵילוֹן

אֵילוֹן

ʼÊylôwn · pronounced ay-lone' · Strong's H356 · a people

Elon means oak-grove.

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Strong's definition

or (shortened) אֵלוֹן ; or אֵילֹן ; from H352; oak-grove; Elon, the name of a place in Palestine, and also of one Hittite, two Israelites.

First appearance

Gen 26:34 And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: (KJV)

Every verse that names Elon

7 occurrences in 7 verses — Genesis, Numbers, Joshua, Judges

Gen 26:34Gen 36:2Gen 46:14Num 26:26Josh 19:43Judg 12:11Judg 12:12

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