Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
pool
Usage: 1) pool, troubled pool 1a) troubled or muddy (gloomy) pools, marshes 1b) any pool, pond 1c) swamp reeds, reeds, rush(es)
Strong's Number
H98
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
9
Books
4
Strong's H98 Quick Answer
Strong's H98 אֲגַם (agam) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. agam (ag-am') n-m. 1. a marsh 2. hence a rush (as growing in swamps) It has 9 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include water, rushes, and reeds. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- agam (ag-am') n-m. 1. a marsh 2. hence a rush (as growing in swamps)
- Usage
- 9 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- water, rushes, and reeds
Meaning and Definition
agam (ag-am') n-m. 1. a marsh 2. hence a rush (as growing in swamps) 3. hence a stockade of reeds [from an unused root (meaning to collect as water)] KJV: pond, pool, standing (water).
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H98. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H98 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render agam, 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.
How Strong's H98 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 9 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H98 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 H98 in the Old Testament
9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
Usage Excerpts
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H98.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.
I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.
And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H98, grouped by book.
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H98 FAQ
What does agam (אֲגַם) mean?
Agam (Strong's H98) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "pond". agam (ag-am') n-m. 1. a marsh 2. hence a rush (as growing in swamps)
How many times is agam (אֲגַם) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H98 across 4 books.
Where can I study agam (אֲגַם) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H98 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate agam (אֲגַם)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as water, rushes, and reeds. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.