Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Eglon
Usage: § Eglon = "calf-like" a royal city in Canaan that opposed the conquest; located in the low lands of Judah
Strong's Number
H5700
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
12
Books
2
Strong's H5700 Quick Answer
Strong's H5700 עֶגלוֹן (`Eglown) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `Eglown (eg-lawn') n/l. 1. vituline 2. Eglon, the name of a place in Israel and of a Moabitish king It has 12 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include eglon. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- `Eglown (eg-lawn') n/l. 1. vituline 2. Eglon, the name of a place in Israel and of a Moabitish king
- Usage
- 12 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- eglon
Meaning and Definition
`Eglown (eg-lawn') n/l. 1. vituline 2. Eglon, the name of a place in Israel and of a Moabitish king [from H5695] KJV: Eglon. Root(s): H5695
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5700. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5700 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `Eglown, 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.
Eglon
Joshua 10:3
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How Strong's H5700 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 12 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5700 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 H5700 in the Old Testament
12 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Wherefore Adonizedec king of Jerusalem, sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.
And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
Usage Excerpts
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5700.
Wherefore Adonizedec king of Jerusalem, sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.
And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:
And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:
And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.
The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;
Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.
And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5700, grouped by book.
Joshua 8 usages, Old Testament
Judges 4 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H5700 FAQ
What does eglon (עֶגְלוֹן) mean?
Eglon (Strong's H5700) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Eglon". `Eglown (eg-lawn') n/l. 1. vituline 2. Eglon, the name of a place in Israel and of a Moabitish king
How many times is eglon (עֶגְלוֹן) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H5700 across 2 books.
Where can I study eglon (עֶגְלוֹן) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5700 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate eglon (עֶגְלוֹן)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as eglon. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.