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Elm; Elah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(Hos. 4:13¹³They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery. (Hosea 4:13)); elsewhere translated “oak.”

Concise Bible Dictionary:

The terebinth, or oak as elah is often translated (Hos. 4:13¹³They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery. (Hosea 4:13)).