Strong H5697H5697Bעֶגְלַת
Eglath-shelishiyah
One of the 2 senses of Strong H5697
- Transliteration
- ‛eglâh
- Pronunciation
- eg-law'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Feminine)
Definition
§ Eglath = "heifer"
A place near Zoar and south of Moab
Meaning of the name
Eglath = "heifer"
General definition
Feminine of H5695; a (female) {calf} especially one nearly grown (that {is} a heifer): - {calf} {cow} heifer.
In the biblical story
Eglath-shelishiyah
Moabite city; its destruction prophesied by Isaiah and Jeremiah
Eglath-shelishiyah, a Moabite city whose destruction was prophesied by Isaiah and Jeremiah.
In the Bible
Strong H5697B appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- heifer2
First verses
- Isaiah 15:5My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.
- Jeremiah 48:34From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.