אילן

Hebrew

Root
א־ו־ל‎ (ʾ-w-l)

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic אִילָנָא‎ / ܐܺܝܠܳܢܳܐ‎ (ʾīlānā, “tree”). Doublet of אֵלֹון‎ (elōn, “great tree”) and אַלּוֹן‎ (allōn, “great tree; oak”).

Noun

אִילָן • (ilán) m (plural indefinite אִילָנוֹת‎, singular construct אִילַן־, plural construct אִילָנֵי־‎)

tree (plant)

Synonyms

עֵץ‎ (etz)

Proper noun

אִילָן • (ilán) m

a male given name: Ilan

References

H363 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
“אילן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language