A Critical Lexicon and Concordance to the English and Greek New Testament defines xyʹlon as “a piece of timber, a wooden stake. ”
ويعرِّف احد المعاجم A Critical Lexicon and Concordance to the English and Greek‏ )‏ (‏ New Testament هذه الكلمة بأنها « جذع شجرة ،‏ خشبة » .‏