(Diviners') Oak
e.lon denotes an oak or group of oaks identified as a named landmark or setting in biblical narratives.
The attested uses identify an oak or oaks as recognized places: locations connected with Moreh, Mamre, Tabor, Zaanannim, Shechem, and diviners. Singular and plural forms occur in such place descriptions without showing a distinct lexical use.
Senses in use
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Named oak landmark or grove · dominant
The construct forms locate people and events by named oaks: in Genesis 12:6 the APB renders Abram's route as reaching "the oak of Moreh," while Genesis 13:18, Genesis 14:13, and Genesis 18:1 place Abram and the LORD's appearance by "the oaks of Mamre." The singular absolute form in Judges 4:11 marks the extent of Heber's tent site, and the singular construct form in Judges 9:37 marks the route taken by an approaching company.
In the Anselm Paraphrase: The APB presents the term as "oak" in singular location phrases and "oaks" where the supplied form is plural, including "oaks of Mamre" in Genesis 13:18, Genesis 14:13, and Genesis 18:1. Because the paraphrase is not word-aligned, these renderings show the verse-level presentation rather than a precise mapping for every form.