Gender Masculine
Scripts אֵילוֹן(Ancient Hebrew)

Meaning & History

Means "oak tree" in Hebrew. According to the Old Testament this was the name of one of the ruling judges of the Israelites. A notable modern bearer is the entrepreneur Elon Musk (1971-), who was born in South Africa and also holds Canadian and American citizenship (he is not Jewish).

Related Names

Rootʾelon
Other Languages & CulturesAlon, Eilon(Hebrew)
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Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h356, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h356.
Entry updated October 6, 2024