Alon (אלון) means oak in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
oak
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Alon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עץ יער חזק המשמש לתעשייה ולבניין.
וַיֶּאֱהַל אַבְרָם וַיָּבֹא וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּאֵלֹנֵי מַמְרֵא אֲשֶׁר בְּחֶבְרוֹן וַיִּבֶן שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ
- 2שם פרטי לזכר.
וַיָּמָת אֵלוֹן הַזְּבוּלֹנִי וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּאַיָּלוֹן בְּאֶרֶץ זְבוּלֻן
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Alon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אַלּוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- אלון
- Said
- alon
- Root
- א־ל־ל
- Pattern
- קַטְלוֹן
- Plural
- אַלּוֹנִים
- Inflections
- ר' אַלּוֹנִים; אַלּון־, אַלּוֹנֵי־
- Gematria
- 87
This is how Alon is said in other languages.
- English
- oak
- Arabic
- بلوط
- Russian
- дуб
- French
- chêne
- Spanish
- roble, encina
- German
- Eiche
- Yiddish
- אייכנבוים, דעמב
These words rhyme with Alon.
The word Alon comes from the root א־ל־ל, like these words.
This is where the word Alon comes from.
חיתית: בהגיית אָלֶנְטרֻ alantaru אכדית: allânu, קרוב אל אֵלָה, אִילָן. מצרית קדומה (anrana (alana.
These words come before and after Alon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Alon.
What does Alon (אלון) mean in Hebrew?
Alon (אלון) means oak. It is said alon, with the stress on lon.
What rhymes with Alon (אלון)?
Words that rhyme with Alon (אלון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
Is Alon (אלון) masculine or feminine?
The word Alon (אלון) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אַלּוֹנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אלון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.