Strongs Number: H5700
- Hebrew Word
- עֶגְלוֹן
- Transliteration
- ʻEglôwn
- Phonetic
- eg-lawn'
- Part of Speech
- Strongs Definition
-
vituline; {Eglon} the name of a place in Palestine and of a Moabitish king
- BDB Definition
-
Eglon = "calf-like" n pr m
1. king of Moab who oppressed the children of Israel for 18 years before he was killed by the judge Ehud n pr loc
2. a royal city in Canaan that opposed the conquest; located in the low lands of Judah
- Origin
- From H5695
- Bible Usage
- Eglon.