מַעְגָּל
maʿgāl
entrenchment
Strong's H4570NounHebrewTWOT 1560f

מַעְגָּל (maʿgāl) is a Hebrew noun meaning entrenchment. It appears 16 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4570).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1560f)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1560f)entrenchment, track; rampart, circular; going, path, trench, way, wayside
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מַעְגָּל noun, masculine: entrenchment, track

Strong's H4570 מַעְגָּל: a track (literally or figuratively); also a rampart (as circular)
KJV:going, path, trench, way(-side).

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1560: עגל ʿgl — Root of: מַעְגָּל entrenchment, track; עָגִיל hoop, ring; עֵ֫גֶל calf, rolling, circling; עָגֹל round; עֲגָלָה cart, rolling; עֶגְלָה heifer

See it in Scripture

1 Samuel 17:20Psalms 17:5Proverbs 2:9

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