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אֲגַם H98

H98 is the Hebrew word אֲגַם, transliterated ʼăgam and said ag-am'. The King James Version most often renders it standing.

Word: אֲגַםTransliteration: ʼăgamSaid: ag-am'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 8 verses

What it means

a marsh; hence a rush (as growing in swamps); hence a stockade of reeds.

Where it comes from

from an unused root (meaning to collect as water).

How the King James Version translates it

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

standing 2×ponds 1×over the ponds 1×pools 1×become a pool 1×pool 1×reeds 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: pond, pool, standing (water).

Verses using אֲגַם

All 8 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 7:19 · KJV

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.

Exodus 8:5 · KJV

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.

Psalm 107:35 · KJV

He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.

Psalm 114:8 · KJV

Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.

Isaiah 14:23 · KJV

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.

Isaiah 35:7 · KJV

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.

Isaiah 41:18 · KJV

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.

Jeremiah 51:32 · KJV

And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.

Common questions

What does Strong's H98 mean?

H98 is the Hebrew word אֲגַם (ʼăgam), meaning a marsh; hence a rush (as growing in swamps); hence a stockade of reeds.

How is H98 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it standing (2 times), ponds (1 time), over the ponds (1 time), pools (1 time), become a pool (1 time), among others.

How many times does H98 appear in the Bible?

אֲגַם (ʼăgam) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H98 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root (meaning to collect as water).

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