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אֲגַג H90

H90 is the Hebrew word אֲגַג, transliterated ʼĂgag and said ag-ag'. The King James Version most often renders it agag.

Word: אֲגַגTransliteration: ʼĂgagSaid: ag-ag'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 6 verses

What it means

Agag, a title of Amalekitish kings.

Where it comes from

or אֲגָג; of uncertain derivation (compare H89 (אָגֵא)); flame.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

agag 7×than agag 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Agag.

Verses using אֲגַג

All 6 verses, quoted in full.

Numbers 24:7 · KJV

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.

1 Samuel 15:8 · KJV

And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

1 Samuel 15:9 · KJV

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.

1 Samuel 15:20 · KJV

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.

1 Samuel 15:32 · KJV

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.

1 Samuel 15:33 · KJV

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.

Common questions

What does Strong's H90 mean?

H90 is the Hebrew word אֲגַג (ʼĂgag), meaning Agag, a title of Amalekitish kings.

How is H90 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it agag (7 times), than agag (1 time).

How many times does H90 appear in the Bible?

אֲגַג (ʼĂgag) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H90 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or אֲגָג; of uncertain derivation (compare H89 (אָגֵא)); flame.

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