Strong's H5700 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: עֶגְלוֹן (ʻEglôwn)

Pronunciation: eg-lawn'

POS: eg-lawn' Morph: n-pr-m n-pr-loc

Exegesis: from ; vituline;

Definition: from עֵגֶל; vituline; Eglon, the name of a place in Palestine and of a Moabitish king; Eglon.

KJV Usage: Eglon.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Eglon = "calf-like"
• 2. n pr m
• 3. 1) king of Moab who oppressed the children of Israel for 18 years before he was killed by the judge Ehud
• 4. n pr loc
• 5. 2) a royal city in Canaan that opposed the conquest; located in the low lands of Judah

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