עֶגְלָה
ʿeglat
heifer
Strong's H5697Proper NounHebrewTWOT 1560b

עֶגְלָה (ʿeglat) is a Hebrew proper noun meaning heifer. It appears 14 times in 7 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5697).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1560b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1560b)heifer; calf; cow
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

עֶגְלָה noun, feminine: heifer

Strong's H5697 עֶגְלָה: a (female) calf, especially one nearly grown (i.e. a heifer)
KJV:calf, cow, heifer.

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

Genesis 15:9Deuteronomy 21:3Judges 14:18

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