Strong's Hebrew: 5700. עֶגְלוֹן (Eglown) -- Eglon

Strong's Lexicon

Eglown: Eglon

Original Word: עֶגְלוֹן
Part of Speech: proper name; masculine; location
Transliteration: `Eglown
Pronunciation: eg-lone'
Phonetic Spelling: (eg-lawn')
Definition: Eglon
Meaning: Eglon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root עֵגֶל (egel), meaning "calf" or "young bull."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the name Eglon in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text.

Usage: Eglon is a proper noun used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a Moabite king who oppressed Israel during the time of the Judges. The name is associated with the idea of strength or fertility, as suggested by its root meaning "calf."

Cultural and Historical Background: Eglon was the king of Moab who, with the help of the Ammonites and Amalekites, defeated Israel and ruled over them for eighteen years. This period of oppression was a result of Israel's disobedience to God. Eglon's account is set in the time of the Judges, a tumultuous period in Israel's history characterized by cycles of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance. The Moabites were descendants of Lot and often in conflict with Israel.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

עֶגְלוֺן₁₃ proper name (compare Gray ^{Prop. N. 92, No. 27}); —

1. masculine a king of Moab, Judges 3:12,14,15,17 (twice in verse), ᵐ5 Εγλωμ. 2

location Joshua 10:3,5,23,37; Joshua 12:12; Joshua 15:34, with ה locative Joshua 10:34, מֵעֶגְלוֺ֫נָה Joshua 10:36; ᵐ5 Οδολλαμ Joshua 10; Αιλαμ Joshua 12:12, A Εγλωμ, ᵐ5 Εγλων, and so Joshua 15:39; site ±A³lân, North of Tele-el-–esy, Buhl^{Geogr. 192}.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Eglon

From egel; vituline; Eglon, the name of a place in Palestine and of a Moabitish king -- Eglon.

see HEBREW egel

Forms and Transliterations

וְעֶגְל֕וֹן וְעֶגְלֽוֹן׃ ועגלון ועגלון׃ לְעֶגְל֑וֹן לְעֶגְל֖וֹן לעגלון מֵעֶגְל֖וֹנָה מעגלונה עֶגְל֔וֹן עֶגְל֖וֹן עֶגְל֣וֹן עֶגְל֤וֹן עֶגְלֹ֑נָה עֶגְלֽוֹן׃ עֶגְלוֹן֙ עגלון עגלון׃ עגלנה ‘eḡ·lō·nāh ‘eḡ·lō·wn ‘eḡlōnāh ‘eḡlōwn egLon egLonah lə‘eḡlōwn lə·‘eḡ·lō·wn leegLon mê‘eḡlōwnāh mê·‘eḡ·lō·w·nāh meegLonah veegLon wə‘eḡlōwn wə·‘eḡ·lō·wn

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Englishman's Concordance

Joshua 10:3
HEB: דְּבִ֥יר מֶֽלֶךְ־ עֶגְל֖וֹן לֵאמֹֽר׃
NAS: and to Debir king of Eglon, saying,
KJV: and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
INT: Debir king of Eglon saying

Joshua 10:5
HEB: לָכִ֣ישׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־ עֶגְל֔וֹן הֵ֖ם וְכָל־
NAS: [and] the king of Eglon, gathered
KJV: the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together,
INT: of Lachish the king of Eglon with all

Joshua 10:23
HEB: אֶת־ מֶ֥לֶךְ עֶגְלֽוֹן׃
NAS: of Lachish, [and] the king of Eglon.
KJV: of Lachish, [and] the king of Eglon.
INT: of Lachish the king of Eglon

Joshua 10:34
HEB: עִמּ֛וֹ מִלָּכִ֖ישׁ עֶגְלֹ֑נָה וַיַּחֲנ֣וּ עָלֶ֔יהָ
NAS: on from Lachish to Eglon, and they camped
KJV: passed unto Eglon, and all Israel
INT: from Lachish to Eglon camped against

Joshua 10:36
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עִמּ֛וֹ מֵעֶגְל֖וֹנָה חֶבְר֑וֹנָה וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ
NAS: with him went up from Eglon to Hebron,
KJV: went up from Eglon, and all Israel
INT: Israel from Eglon to Hebron fought

Joshua 10:37
HEB: אֲשֶׁר־ עָשָׂ֖ה לְעֶגְל֑וֹן וַיַּחֲרֵ֣ם אוֹתָ֔הּ
NAS: that he had done to Eglon. And he utterly destroyed
KJV: according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed
INT: who had done to Eglon utterly and every

Joshua 12:12
HEB: מֶ֤לֶךְ עֶגְלוֹן֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ
NAS: the king of Eglon, one; the king
KJV: The king of Eglon, one; the king
INT: the king of Eglon one the king

Joshua 15:39
HEB: לָכִ֥ישׁ וּבָצְקַ֖ת וְעֶגְלֽוֹן׃
NAS: Lachish and Bozkath and Eglon,
KJV: Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
INT: Lachish and Bozkath and Eglon

Judges 3:12
HEB: יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־ עֶגְל֤וֹן מֶֽלֶךְ־ מוֹאָב֙
NAS: strengthened Eglon the king
KJV: strengthened Eglon the king
INT: strengthened the LORD Eglon the king of Moab

Judges 3:14
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶת־ עֶגְל֣וֹן מֶֽלֶךְ־ מוֹאָ֔ב
NAS: served Eglon the king
KJV: served Eglon the king
INT: the sons of Israel Eglon the king of Moab

Judges 3:15
HEB: בְּיָדוֹ֙ מִנְחָ֔ה לְעֶגְל֖וֹן מֶ֥לֶךְ מוֹאָֽב׃
NAS: tribute by him to Eglon the king
KJV: a present unto Eglon the king
INT: able tribute to Eglon the king of Moab

Judges 3:17
HEB: אֶת־ הַמִּנְחָ֔ה לְעֶגְל֖וֹן מֶ֣לֶךְ מוֹאָ֑ב
NAS: the tribute to Eglon king
KJV: the present unto Eglon king
INT: presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab

Judges 3:17
HEB: מֶ֣לֶךְ מוֹאָ֑ב וְעֶגְל֕וֹן אִ֥ישׁ בָּרִ֖יא
NAS: king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat
KJV: of Moab: and Eglon [was] a very
INT: king of Moab now Eglon man fat