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עֶגְלוֹן

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Eglon

A man of the Moabites living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.3.12 § Eglon = "calf-like" 1) king of Moab who oppressed the children of Israel for 18 years before he was killed by the judge Ehud 2) a royal city in Canaan that opposed the conquest; located in the low lands of Judah

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

עֶגְלוֺן₁₃ proper name (compare Gray^{Prop. N. 92, No. 27}); —

1. masculine a king of Moab, Judg 3:12; Judg 3:14; Judg 3:15; Judg 3:17 (twice in verse), ᵐ5 Εγλωμ.

2. location Josh 10:3; Josh 10:5; Josh 10:23; Josh 10:37; Josh 12:12; Josh 15:34, with ה locative Josh 10:34, מֵעֶגְלוֺ֫נָה vJosh 10:36 ᵐ5 Οδολλαμ Josh 10 Αιλαμ Josh 12:12, A Εγλωμ, ᵐ5 Εγλων, and so Josh 15:39 site ±A³lân, North of Tele-el-–esy, Buhl^{Geogr. 192}.

עֶגְלַ֫יִם Ezek 47:10 in ׳עֵין ע q. v.

4 occurrences

Judges 3:12
Judges 3:14
Judges 3:15
Judges 3:17