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ʾēlat, ʾēlōt אֵילַת, אֵילוֹתAElath, BEloth’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʾayil אַ֫יִל ‘ram / pillar / leader / terebinth’
Roots: איל
Variants: אֵילוֹת, אֵילַת, אֵילוֹת

ʾēlat, ʾēlōt pr n loc
AElath or Eloth = "grove of lofty trees"
1) a port on the north-east arm of the Red Sea
BElath or Eloth = "grove of lofty trees"
1) grove of lofty trees

Mentioned in Deuteronomy 2:8 1 Kings 9:26 2 Kings 14:22, 16:6 2 Chronicles 26:2, 8:17

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