Allon

Allon

Allon (אלון) is a Hebrew language word meaning "oak tree", which may refer to:

*Yigal Allon, an Israeli politician.
*Allon Road, named after Yigal Allon.
*Allon an Israeli settlement east of Jerusalem, also named after Yigal Allon.

It may also have Biblical meanings:
*Allon - oak. The expression in the Authorized Version of Book of Joshua 19:33, "from Allon to Zaanannim," is more correctly rendered in the Revised Version, "from the oak in Zaanannim." The word denotes some remarkable tree which stood near Zaanannim, and which served as a landmark.
* Allon, the son of Jedaiah, of the family of the Simeonites, who expelled the Hamites from the valley of Gedor (1 Chr. 4:37).


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  • Allon, S. — S. Allon. Der hl. Allon ist Patron einer Kapelle in der Kathedralkirche des hl. Paulus zu Leon. (Mg.) …   Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon

  • Allon —    Oak.    1) The expression in the Authorized Version of Josh. 19:33, from Allon to Zaanannim, is more correctly rendered in the Revised Version, from the oak in Zaanannim. The word denotes some remarkable tree which stood near Zaanannim, and… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Allon — Allọn,   Yigal, israelischer Politiker, * Kefar Tavor (Galiläa) 10. 10. 1918, ✝ Afula 29. 2. 1980; Mitbegründer (1941) und Befehlshaber (1945 48) der Palmach. Mitglied der sozialistischen »Achdut Haavoda« (seit 1968 Israel. Arbeitspartei), war… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Allon — This interesting name is of Celtic origin, and derives from a personal name of great antiquity. The name Alan, is thought to derive from the Gaelic ailin , little rock, a diminutive of ail , rock, and was introduced into England and later to… …   Surnames reference

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