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עֶגְלוֹן H5700

H5700 is the Hebrew word עֶגְלוֹן, transliterated ʻEglôwn and said eg-lawn'. The King James Version most often renders it eglon.

Word: עֶגְלוֹןTransliteration: ʻEglôwnSaid: eg-lawn'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 10 verses

What it means

Eglon, the name of a place in Palestine and of a Moabitish king.

Where it comes from

from H5695 (עֵגֶל); vituline.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

eglon 11×

Strong's own list of renderings: Eglon.

Verses using עֶגְלוֹן

All 10 verses, quoted in full.

Joshua 10:3 · KJV

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,

Joshua 10:5 · KJV

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.

Joshua 10:34 · KJV

And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:

Joshua 10:36 · KJV

And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:

Joshua 10:37 · KJV

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.

Joshua 12:12 · KJV

The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;

Judges 3:12 · KJV

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.

Judges 3:14 · KJV

So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

Judges 3:15 · KJV

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.

Judges 3:17 · KJV

And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5700 mean?

H5700 is the Hebrew word עֶגְלוֹן (ʻEglôwn), meaning Eglon, the name of a place in Palestine and of a Moabitish king.

How is H5700 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it eglon (11 times).

How many times does H5700 appear in the Bible?

עֶגְלוֹן (ʻEglôwn) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5700 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5695 (עֵגֶל); vituline.

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