Eglon
עֶגְלוֹןStrong’s H5700eglon (eg-lon)
Appears in 12 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Eglon is the Hebrew word usually translated “eglon”, “eglon towards” and “from eglon”. It appears in 12 verses of the Old Testament.
“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,”
Meaning
- § Eglon = "calf-like"
- King of Moab who oppressed the children of Israel for 18 years before he was killed by the judge Ehud
- A royal city in Canaan that opposed the conquest; located in the low lands of Judah
How it's translated
- eglon 6
- to eglon 3
- and eglon 2
- eglon towards 1
- from eglon 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Joshua 8
- Judges 4
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Joshua 10:5Therefore 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 10:23And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
- Joshua 10:34And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:
- Joshua 10:36And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:
- Joshua 10:37And 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 12:12The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;
Hebrew dictionary
עֶגְלוֹן eglon · Eglon
§ Eglon = "calf-like" a royal city in Canaan that opposed the conquest; located in the low lands of Judah
עֶגְלוֹן eglon · 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.