Strong's Hebrew: 98. אֲגַם (agam) -- Pool, marsh, pond
Strong's Lexicon
agam: Pool, marsh, pond
Original Word: אֲגַם
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: agam
Pronunciation: ah-gahm'
Phonetic Spelling: (ag-am')
Definition: Pool, marsh, pond
Meaning: a marsh, a rush, a stockade of reeds
Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to collect
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "agam," the concept of water bodies is often expressed in Greek with terms like "limnē" (G3041), meaning lake or pond.
Usage: The Hebrew word "agam" refers to a body of water, typically a pool or marsh. It is used in the context of stagnant or collected waters, often implying a natural or man-made reservoir. The term can denote a place where water gathers, either temporarily or permanently, and is often associated with fertility and life in arid regions.
Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near East, water was a precious resource, and the presence of pools or marshes was vital for sustaining life, agriculture, and livestock. Pools and marshes were often seen as symbols of abundance and divine blessing. In the arid climate of the biblical lands, the collection and management of water were crucial for survival, making terms like "agam" significant in the cultural and historical context of the Bible.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a marsh, muddy pool
NASB Translation
marshes (1), ponds (1), pool (4), pools (2), swamps (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֲגַם noun [masculine] troubled pool (Aramaic id., 
, Assyrian agammu DlW) — ׳א absolute Isaiah 35:7; construct Isaiah 41:18 2t.; אֲגַמִּים Exodus 8:1 2t.; אַגְמֵי Isaiah 14:23; אַגְמֵיהֶם Exodus 7:19 —
1 troubled or muddy (gloomy) pools or marshes, plural מַיִם ׳א Isaiah 14:23.
2 any pool, pond, singular מַיִם ׳א Isaiah 41:18; Psalm 107:35; Psalm 114:8; plural without מַיִם Exodus 7:19; Exodus 8:1 (P) Isaiah 42:15.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
pond, pool, standing water
From an unused root (meaning to collect as water); a marsh; hence a rush (as growing in swamps); hence a stockade of reeds -- pond, pool, standing (water).
Forms and Transliterations
אֲגַם־ אַגְמֵיהֶ֗ם אגם־ אגמיהם הָאֲגַמִּ֑ים הָאֲגַמִּ֖ים האגמים וְאַגְמֵי־ וַאֲגַמִּ֖ים ואגמי־ ואגמים לַֽאֲגַם־ לַאֲגַ֔ם לַאֲגַם־ לאגם לאגם־ ’ă·ḡam- ’aḡ·mê·hem ’ăḡam- ’aḡmêhem agam agmeiHem hā’ăḡammîm hā·’ă·ḡam·mîm haagamMim la’ăḡam la’ăḡam- la·’ă·ḡam la·’ă·ḡam- laagam vaagamMim veagmei wa’ăḡammîm wa·’ă·ḡam·mîm wə’aḡmê- wə·’aḡ·mê-
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Englishman's Concordance
Exodus 7:19
HEB: יְאֹרֵיהֶ֣ם וְעַל־ אַגְמֵיהֶ֗ם וְעַ֛ל כָּל־
NAS: and over their pools, and over
KJV: upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools
INT: their streams and over their pools and over all
Exodus 8:5
HEB: הַיְאֹרִ֖ים וְעַל־ הָאֲגַמִּ֑ים וְהַ֥עַל אֶת־
NAS: and over the pools, and make frogs
KJV: over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs
INT: the streams and over the pools come frogs
Psalm 107:35
HEB: יָשֵׂ֣ם מִ֭דְבָּר לַֽאֲגַם־ מַ֑יִם וְאֶ֥רֶץ
NAS: a wilderness into a pool of water
KJV: the wilderness into a standing water,
INT: changes A wilderness A pool of water land
Psalm 114:8
HEB: הַהֹפְכִ֣י הַצּ֣וּר אֲגַם־ מָ֑יִם חַ֝לָּמִ֗ישׁ
NAS: the rock into a pool of water,
KJV: the rock [into] a standing water,
INT: turned the rock A pool of water the flint
Isaiah 14:23
HEB: לְמוֹרַ֥שׁ קִפֹּ֖ד וְאַגְמֵי־ מָ֑יִם וְטֵֽאטֵאתִ֙יהָ֙
NAS: for the hedgehog and swamps of water,
KJV: for the bittern, and pools of water:
INT: A possession the hedgehog and swamps of water will sweep
Isaiah 35:7
HEB: וְהָיָ֤ה הַשָּׁרָב֙ לַאֲגַ֔ם וְצִמָּא֖וֹן לְמַבּ֣וּעֵי
NAS: will become a pool And the thirsty ground
KJV: And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land
INT: will become the scorched A pool and the thirsty springs
Isaiah 41:18
HEB: אָשִׂ֤ים מִדְבָּר֙ לַאֲגַם־ מַ֔יִם וְאֶ֥רֶץ
NAS: the wilderness a pool of water
KJV: the wilderness a pool of water,
INT: will make the wilderness A pool of water land
Isaiah 42:15
HEB: נְהָרוֹת֙ לָֽאִיִּ֔ים וַאֲגַמִּ֖ים אוֹבִֽישׁ׃
NAS: into coastlands And dry up the ponds.
KJV: islands, and I will dry up the pools.
INT: the rivers coastlands the ponds and dry
Jeremiah 51:32
HEB: נִתְפָּ֔שׂוּ וְאֶת־ הָאֲגַמִּ֖ים שָׂרְפ֣וּ בָאֵ֑שׁ
NAS: And they have burned the marshes with fire,
KJV: are stopped, and the reeds they have burned
INT: the fords have been seized the marshes have burned fire