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Almon

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)· Public Domain

(concealed) a city within the tribe of Benjamin, with “suburbs” given to the priests. (Joshua 21:18) [Alemeth]

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Almon

Almon al'-mon (`almon, "hidden"): A Levitical city in the tribe of Benjamin (Jos 21:18), the same as "Allemeth" the Revised Version (British and American), "Alemeth" the King James Version, of 1Ch 6:60 (which see). ⇒See a list of verses on ALMON in the Bible. ⇒See the definition of almoner in the KJV Dictionary ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible on Almon

See Allemeth. ALMONDIBLATHAIM {r^C',i\)q.Tp% Nu SS"-"). — A station in the joumeyings, prob. identical with Bethdiblatliaim, Jer 48'''. The meaning of the word Diblutliaim is a double cake of figs ; its application to a town may indicate the appear- ance of the place or neighbourhood. Conder suggests ' two di-scs ' with reference to some altar- stone or dolmen (cf. Heth and Moab, p. 262). A. T. Chapman. ALMOND (npp* shAl^d). ShAkM is, like many names of plants, u.sed for both the plant and its fruit. Thus in Ec 12* and Jer 1", the reference is to the tree, while in Gn 43", Ex 25"-« 37'»» Nu 17', the reference is to the fruit. The Arab, name for the almond is Inuz. The same word occurs once in OT (Gn 3lF), where it is wrongly translated in AV Hazel. The Heb. equivalent, nS, is undoubtedly another name for the almond, probably the more ancient one. The almond, Amt/rfdalus crnnmunis, L., belongs to the order Rosaceae, tribe Amj-gdalea?, and is a tree with an oblong or spherical comus, from fifteen to thirty feet high. The branches are somewhat straggling, especially in the wild state. T…

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  6. Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia

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