Word Study · Strong's H174 · Hebrew

אֲהָלִים

ahalim

a-haw-leem'

Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼăhâlîym

“aloe wood (i.e. sticks)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

aloe wood (i.e. sticks)

Rendered in the KJV as

(tree of lign-) aloes.

4
occurrencesin the Old Testament
4 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
4
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 4 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 4

אֲ֝הָלִ֗ים1
וַאֲהָל֣וֹת1
וַאֲהָל֔וֹת1
כַּאֲהָלִים֙1

How it is rendered · 3

and aloes2
aloes1
like aloes1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural2
noun · masculine plural1
preposition + noun · masculine plural1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HC/Ncfpa · 2
HNcmpa · 1
HR/Ncmpa · 1

All 4, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Numbers1 of 4 · 25%
Psalms1 of 4 · 25%
Proverbs1 of 4 · 25%
Song of Solomon1 of 4 · 25%

Numbers carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

Numbers1 occurrence

Numbers 24:6כַּאֲהָלִים֙kaahalimpreposition + noun · masculine pluralThey spread out like palm groves, like gardens beside a stream, like aloes the LORD has planted, like cedars beside the waters.here: like aloes

Psalms1 occurrence

Psalms 45:8וַאֲהָל֣וֹתvaahalotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine pluralAll your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.here: and aloes

Proverbs1 occurrence

Proverbs 7:17אֲ֝הָלִ֗יםʾahalimnoun · masculine pluralI have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.here: aloes

Song of Solomon1 occurrence

Song of Solomon 4:14וַאֲהָל֔וֹתvaahalotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine pluralwith nard and saffron, with calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of frankincense tree, with myrrh and aloes, with all the finest spices.here: and aloes

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