עֵגֶל
ʿēgel
calf
Strong's H5695NounHebrewTWOT 1560a

עֵגֶל (ʿēgel) is a Hebrew noun meaning calf. It appears 35 times in 16 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5695).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1560a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1560a)calf, rolling, circling; frisking, steer; bullock
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

עֵ֫גֶל noun, masculine: calf, rolling, circling

calf (as rolling or circling about ?)

Strong's H5695 עֵגֶל: a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer)
KJV:bullock, calf.

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

Exodus 32:4Leviticus 9:2Deuteronomy 9:16

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