Strong H812H812Gאֶשְׁכֹּל

Eshcol

One of the 2 senses of Strong H812

Transliteration
'eshkôl
Pronunciation
esh-kole'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.14.13;
brother of: Mamre (H4471H) and Aner (H6063)

Meaning of the name

Eshcol = "cluster"

General definition

The same as H811; {Eshcol} the name of an {Amorite} also of a valley in Palestine: - Eshcol.

In the biblical story

Eshcol

Amorite ally of Abram; valley named after him.

Eshcol was an Amorite, an ally of Abram, and the valley of Eshcol was named after him.

In the Bible

Strong H812G appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • eshcol2

First verses

  1. Genesis 14:13
    And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.
  2. Genesis 14:24
    Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
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