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Strong's H5695 עֵגֶל (egel)

Egel means “calf” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H5695
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 35
Books 16

Strong's H5695 Quick Answer

Strong's H5695 עֵגֶל (`egel) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `egel (ay-ghel) n-m. 1. a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer) [from the same as H5696] It has 35 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include calf, one, and calf's. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
`egel (ay-ghel) n-m. 1. a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer) [from the same as H5696]
Usage
35 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
calf, one, and calf's

Meaning and Definition

`egel (ay-ghel) n-m. 1. a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer) [from the same as H5696] KJV: bullock, calf. Root(s): H5696

Original Word
עֵגֶל
Transliteration
`egel
Derivation
First root strongs: 5696
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5695. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H5695 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `egel, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

calf Exodus 32:4 21× calf's Ezekiel 1:7 one Psalms 68:30

How Strong's H5695 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 35 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5695 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5695 in the Old Testament

35 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 32:4 KJV

And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

Exodus 32:8 KJV

They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

Exodus 32:19 KJV

And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.

Usage Excerpts

First 35 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5695.

Exodus 32:4 Old Testament, KJV
And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Exodus 32:8 Old Testament, KJV
They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Exodus 32:19 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
Exodus 32:20 Old Testament, KJV
And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
Exodus 32:24 Old Testament, KJV
And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.
Exodus 32:35 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.
Leviticus 9:2 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.
Leviticus 9:3 Old Testament, KJV
And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;
Leviticus 9:8 Old Testament, KJV
Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.
Deuteronomy 9:16 Old Testament, KJV
And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the LORD your God, and had made you a molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which the LORD had commanded you.
Deuteronomy 9:21 Old Testament, KJV
And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.
1 Samuel 28:24 Old Testament, KJV
And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof:
1 Kings 12:28 Old Testament, KJV
Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
1 Kings 12:32 Old Testament, KJV
And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.
2 Kings 10:29 Old Testament, KJV
Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan.
2 Kings 17:16 Old Testament, KJV
And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
2 Chronicles 11:15 Old Testament, KJV
And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
2 Chronicles 13:8 Old Testament, KJV
And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and ye be a great multitude, and there are with your golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods.
Nehemiah 9:18 Old Testament, KJV
Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;
Psalms 29:6 Old Testament, KJV
He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
Psalms 68:30 Old Testament, KJV
Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.
Psalms 106:19 Old Testament, KJV
They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.
Isaiah 11:6 Old Testament, KJV
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Isaiah 27:10 Old Testament, KJV
Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.
Jeremiah 31:18 Old Testament, KJV
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.
Jeremiah 34:18 Old Testament, KJV
And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in twain, and passed between the parts thereof,
Jeremiah 34:19 Old Testament, KJV
The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed between the parts of the calf;
Jeremiah 46:21 Old Testament, KJV
Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation.
Ezekiel 1:7 Old Testament, KJV
And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass.
Hosea 8:5 Old Testament, KJV
Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?
Hosea 8:6 Old Testament, KJV
For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
Hosea 13:2 Old Testament, KJV
And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.
Amos 6:4 Old Testament, KJV
That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
Micah 6:6 Old Testament, KJV
Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
Malachi 4:2 Old Testament, KJV
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5695, grouped by book.

Exodus 6 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 3 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 3 usages, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5695 FAQ

What does egel (עֵגֶל) mean?

Egel (Strong's H5695) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "calf". `egel (ay-ghel) n-m. 1. a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer) [from the same as H5696]

How many times is egel (עֵגֶל) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 35 linked usages for Strong's H5695 across 16 books.

Where can I study egel (עֵגֶל) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5695 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate egel (עֵגֶל)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as calf, one, and calf's. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.