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# oak #
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## Definition: ##
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An oak, or oak tree, is a tall shade tree with a large trunk and wide spreading branches.
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* Oak trees have strong, hard wood that was used to build ships and to make farming plows, oxen yokes and walking sticks.
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* The seed of an oak tree is called an acorn.
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* The trunks of certain oak trees could bemeasured up to 6 meters around.
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* Oak trees were symbolic of long life and had other spiritual meanings. In the Bible, they were often associated with holy places.
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## Translation Suggestions: ##
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* Many translations will find it important to use the term "oak tree" rather than just the word "oak."
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* If oak trees are not known in the receptor area, "an oak" could be translated as "an oak, which is a large shade tree like…," then give the name of a local tree that has similar characteristics.
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* See: [How to Translate Unknowns](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-unknown)
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(See also: [holy](../kt/holy.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [1 Samuel 10:3-4](en/tn/1sa/help/10/03)
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* [Genesis 13:16-18](en/tn/gen/help/13/16)
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* [Genesis 14:13-14](en/tn/gen/help/14/13)
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* [Genesis 35:4-5](en/tn/gen/help/35/04)
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* [Judges 06:11-12](en/tn/jdg/help/06/11) |