Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Agag
Usage: A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.24.7 § Agag = "I will overtop" king of Amalek, spared by Saul but slain by Samuel
Strong's Number
H90
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
6
Books
2
Strong's H90 Quick Answer
Strong's H90 אֲגַג (Agag) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Agag (ag-ag') (or uAgag {Ag-awg'}) n/p. 1. flame 2. Agag, a title of Amalekitish kings It has 6 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include agag. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Agag (ag-ag') (or uAgag {Ag-awg'}) n/p. 1. flame 2. Agag, a title of Amalekitish kings
- Usage
- 6 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- agag
Meaning and Definition
Agag (ag-ag') (or uAgag {Ag-awg'}) n/p. 1. flame 2. Agag, a title of Amalekitish kings [of uncertain derivation] KJV: Agag. Compare: H89
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H90. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H90 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Agag, 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.
Agag
Numbers 24:7
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How Strong's H90 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 6 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H90 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 H90 in the Old Testament
6 indexed usages in Old Testament.
He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
Usage Excerpts
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H90.
He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.
And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H90, grouped by book.
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 5 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H90 FAQ
What does agag (אֲגַג) mean?
Agag (Strong's H90) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Agag". Agag (ag-ag') (or uAgag {Ag-awg'}) n/p. 1. flame 2. Agag, a title of Amalekitish kings
How many times is agag (אֲגַג) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H90 across 2 books.
Where can I study agag (אֲגַג) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H90 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate agag (אֲגַג)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as agag. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.