Lexicon :: Strong's H5697 - ʿeḡlâ

עֶגְלָה
Transliteration
ʿeḡlâ
Pronunciation
eg-law'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From עֵגֶל (H5695)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1560b

Strong’s Definitions

עֶגְלָה ʻeglâh, eg-law'; feminine of H5695; a (female) calf, especially one nearly grown (i.e. a heifer):—calf, cow, heifer.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H5697 in the following manner: heifer (12x), cow (1x), calf (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H5697 in the following manner: heifer (12x), cow (1x), calf (1x).
  1. heifer

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֶגְלָה ʻeglâh, eg-law'; feminine of H5695; a (female) calf, especially one nearly grown (i.e. a heifer):—calf, cow, heifer.
STRONGS H5697: Abbreviations
† 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 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 ( δάμαλις τριερής) Jeremiah 48:34 ( ἀγγελιαν Σαλασεια), near Zoar and southern border of Moab.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

15:9; 15:9

Deuteronomy

21:3; 21:4; 21:4; 21:6

Judges

14:18; 14:18

1 Samuel

16:2

Isaiah

7:21; 7:21; 15:5

Jeremiah

34:18; 34:19; 46:20; 48:34; 50:11

Hosea

10:5; 10:5; 10:11