'static' way for getting the table name in eloquent, Laravel > 5.2 .

Model.php

<?php
namespace App\Models;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model as BaseModel;

abstract class Model extends BaseModel
{
      protected static $tableName = [];
      
      public static function table(){
        $className = get_called_class();
        if(!isset(self::$tableName[$className])){
            self::$tableName[$className] = (new $className)->getTable();
        }

        return  self::$tableName[$className];
      }

}