אֲהָלִיםʼăhâlîym

odorific tree, aloe (?)

Pronunciation: a-haw-leem' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H174

Meanings

1. trees planted by ׳ י (Numbers 24:6)

2. aloes (Proverbs 7:17; Psalms 45:9; Song of Solomon 4:14)

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Numbers 24:6 They spread before me like palm groves, like gardens by the riverside. They are like tall trees planted by the Lord, like cedars beside the waters.
  • Psalms 45:8 Myrrh, aloes, and cassia perfume your robes. In ivory palaces the music of strings entertains you.
  • Proverbs 7:17 I’ve perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
  • Song of Solomon 4:14 nard and saffron, fragrant calamus and cinnamon, with all the trees of frankincense, myrrh, and aloes, and every other lovely spice.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).