5697. eglah

Lexicon

eglah: Heifer

Original Word: עֶגְלָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: `eglah
Pronunciation: ehg-LAH
Phonetic Spelling: (eg-law')
Definition: Heifer
Meaning: a, calf, one nearly grown

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

calf, cow, heifer

Feminine of egel; a (female) calf, especially one nearly grown (i.e. A heifer) -- calf, cow, heifer.

see HEBREW egel

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
fem. of egel
Definition
a heifer
NASB Translation
calf (1), heifer (10), heifer's (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. עֶגְלָה noun feminine heifer; — absolute ׳ע Genesis 15:9 +; construct עֶגְלַת Isaiah 7:21 +; suffix עֶגְלָתִי Judges 14:18; plural construct עֶגְלוֺת Hosea 10:5 (but see below); — heifer, Isaiah 7:21, used in ploughing Judges 14:18 (figurative), threshing Jeremiah 50:11 (דָשָׁא ׳ע, in simile, see דּוּשׁ, read perhaps דָשָׁה), figurative of stateliness etc. Jeremiah 46:20; מְלֻמָּדָה ׳ע Hosea 10:11 a trained heifer (simile of Ephraim); used for sacrifice 1 Samuel 16:2 (עֶגְלַת בָּקָר); cut in two for ratifying covenant Genesis 15:9 (J; מְשֻׁלֶּשֶׁת ׳ע; compare עֵגֶל Jeremiah 34:18,19); in cleansing city from blood-guiltiness Deuteronomy 21:3 (בָּקָר ׳ע), Deuteronomy 21:4; Deuteronomy 21:4; Deuteronomy 21:6; once of calves worshipped in Northern Israel Hosea 10:5 (where read probably עֵגֶל, so ᵐ5 We Now GASm, compare Che, see also the following suffixes masculine singular).

עֶגְלַת proper name, of a location; — שְׁלִשִׁיָּה ׳ע (the) third, Eglath Isaiah 15:5 (ᵐ5 δάμαλις τριερής) Jeremiah 48:34 (ᵐ5 ἀγγελιαν Σαλασεια), near Zoar and southern border of Moab.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root עגל (agal), which means "to roll" or "to revolve," suggesting the circular motion or the roundness associated with a calf.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1151: δάμαλις (damalis) • This Greek term is used in the Septuagint and the New Testament to refer to a heifer or young cow, similar to the Hebrew עֶגְלָה. It appears in contexts that parallel the Hebrew usage, often in sacrificial or symbolic settings.

Usage: The term עֶגְלָה appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often referring to a young cow or calf. It is used in both literal and symbolic senses, appearing in narratives, laws, and prophetic literature.

Context: • The term עֶגְלָה is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a young cow or calf, often in contexts related to sacrifice or agricultural practices. In the sacrificial system of ancient Israel, calves were commonly offered as burnt offerings or peace offerings, symbolizing innocence and purity.
• In Genesis 15:9, God instructs Abram to bring a three-year-old heifer (עֶגְלָה) as part of a covenant ritual: "So the LORD said to him, 'Bring Me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a turtledove and a young pigeon.'"
• The term also appears in prophetic literature, where it can symbolize Israel or other nations. For example, in Hosea 10:11, Israel is compared to a trained heifer: "Ephraim is a well-trained heifer that loves to thresh, but I will place a yoke on her fair neck."
• In Deuteronomy 21:3-4, the ritual of the "heifer whose neck is broken" is described as a means of atoning for unsolved murders, highlighting the calf's role in purification and atonement rituals.
• The use of עֶגְלָה in these contexts underscores its significance in the religious and cultural life of ancient Israel, serving as a symbol of sacrifice, atonement, and sometimes judgment.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּעֶגְלָתִ֔י בעגלתי הָֽעֶגְלָה֙ הָעֶגְלָ֖ה העגלה כְּעֶגְלָ֣ה כעגלה לְעֶגְלוֹת֙ לעגלות עֶגְלַ֖ת עֶגְלַ֣ת עֶגְלַ֤ת עֶגְלַ֥ת עֶגְלָ֣ה עֶגְלָ֤ה עֶגְלָ֥ה עגלה עגלת ‘eḡ·lāh ‘eḡ·laṯ ‘eḡlāh ‘eḡlaṯ bə‘eḡlāṯî bə·‘eḡ·lā·ṯî beeglaTi egLah egLat hā‘eḡlāh hā·‘eḡ·lāh haegLah kə‘eḡlāh kə·‘eḡ·lāh keegLah lə‘eḡlōwṯ lə·‘eḡ·lō·wṯ leeglOt

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 15:9
HEB: קְחָ֥ה לִי֙ עֶגְלָ֣ה מְשֻׁלֶּ֔שֶׁת וְעֵ֥ז
NAS: old heifer, and a three year old
KJV: unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old,
INT: to him Bring heifer A three female

Deuteronomy 21:3
HEB: הָעִ֨יר הַהִ֜וא עֶגְלַ֣ת בָּקָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֤ר
NAS: shall take a heifer of the herd,
INT: city he A heifer of the herd which

Deuteronomy 21:4
HEB: הַהִ֤וא אֶת־ הָֽעֶגְלָה֙ אֶל־ נַ֣חַל
NAS: shall bring the heifer down
KJV: shall bring down the heifer unto a rough
INT: city he the heifer to A valley

Deuteronomy 21:4
HEB: שָׁ֥ם אֶת־ הָעֶגְלָ֖ה בַּנָּֽחַל׃
NAS: and shall break the heifer's neck
KJV: and shall strike off the heifer's neck
INT: and shall break there the heifer's the valley

Deuteronomy 21:6
HEB: יְדֵיהֶ֔ם עַל־ הָעֶגְלָ֖ה הָעֲרוּפָ֥ה בַנָּֽחַל׃
NAS: over the heifer whose neck was broken
KJV: their hands over the heifer that is beheaded
INT: their hands over the heifer neck the valley

Judges 14:18
HEB: לוּלֵא֙ חֲרַשְׁתֶּ֣ם בְּעֶגְלָתִ֔י לֹ֥א מְצָאתֶ֖ם
NAS: you had not plowed with my heifer, You would not have found
KJV: ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out
INT: If plowed my heifer not have found

1 Samuel 16:2
HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֗ה עֶגְלַ֤ת בָּקָר֙ תִּקַּ֣ח
NAS: Take a heifer with you and say,
INT: said and the LORD A heifer bull Take

Isaiah 7:21
HEB: יְחַיֶּה־ אִ֛ישׁ עֶגְלַ֥ת בָּקָ֖ר וּשְׁתֵּי־
NAS: may keep alive a heifer and a pair
KJV: a young cow, and two
INT: may keep A man A heifer A young pair

Isaiah 15:5
HEB: עַד־ צֹ֖עַר עֶגְלַ֣ת שְׁלִשִׁיָּ֑ה כִּ֣י ׀
KJV: [shall flee] unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old:
INT: far Zoar an heifer old Surely

Jeremiah 46:20
HEB: עֶגְלָ֥ה יְפֵֽה־ פִיָּ֖ה
NAS: is a pretty heifer, [But] a horsefly
KJV: [is like] a very fair heifer, [but] destruction
INT: heifer pretty Egypt

Jeremiah 48:34
HEB: עַד־ חֹ֣רֹנַ֔יִם עֶגְלַ֖ת שְׁלִֽשִׁיָּ֑ה כִּ֚י
KJV: [even] unto Horonaim, [as] an heifer of three years old:
INT: even to Horonaim an heifer old for

Jeremiah 50:11
HEB: (תָפ֙וּשׁוּ֙ ק) כְּעֶגְלָ֣ה דָשָׁ֔ה [וְתִצְהֲלִי
NAS: like a threshing heifer And neigh
KJV: because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass,
INT: Because grow up heifer grass bellow

Hosea 10:5
HEB: לְעֶגְלוֹת֙ בֵּ֣ית אָ֔וֶן
NAS: will fear For the calf of Beth-aven.
KJV: shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven:
INT: the calf of Beth-aven will fear

Hosea 10:11
HEB: וְאֶפְרַ֜יִם עֶגְלָ֤ה מְלֻמָּדָה֙ אֹהַ֣בְתִּי
NAS: is a trained heifer that loves
KJV: And Ephraim [is as] an heifer [that is] taught,
INT: Ephraim heifer trained loves

14 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5697
14 Occurrences

bə·‘eḡ·lā·ṯî — 1 Occ.
‘eḡ·lāh — 3 Occ.
‘eḡ·laṯ — 5 Occ.
hā·‘eḡ·lāh — 3 Occ.
kə·‘eḡ·lāh — 1 Occ.
lə·‘eḡ·lō·wṯ — 1 Occ.