Strong's Lexicon egel: Calf Original Word: עֵגֶל Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to flow or to move quickly Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3448 (moschos): Refers to a young bull or calf, used in the New Testament in contexts such as the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:23). Usage: The Hebrew word "egel" primarily refers to a young male calf. In the biblical context, it is often used to describe a young bull, which can be associated with both agricultural practices and religious symbolism. The term is used in various contexts, including sacrificial offerings, idolatry, and as a symbol of strength and vitality. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, calves were significant both economically and religiously. They were valuable livestock, providing meat, milk, and labor. In religious practices, calves were often used as sacrifices to God, symbolizing purity and offering. However, the calf also became a symbol of idolatry, most notably in the incident of the golden calf, where the Israelites created an idol in the form of a calf while Moses was on Mount Sinai (Exodus 32). This event highlighted the tension between the worship of Yahweh and the temptation to revert to pagan practices. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom an unused word Definition a calf NASB Translation calf (22), calf's (1), calves (12). Brown-Driver-Briggs עֵ֫גֶל noun masculineExodus 32:24 calf (as rolling or circling about ? compare כַּר from כָּרַר; Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician (Punic) עגל id. Lzb336; ענילו Palmyrene proper name id. Cook89; Aramaic  ,  , עִיגְלָא, עֲגַלְתָּא, id.; Assyrian [agalu], plural agalê probably calves DlHWB 16 (compare against this JenKosmol.110, but see also JägerBAS ii. 2, 286); Arabic  id.; Ethiopic image u%navailable, compare also HomNS 226); — ׳ע absolute Exodus 32:19 +; construct 1 Samuel 28:24 +; suffix עֶגְלֵךְ Hosea 8:5; plural עֲגָלִים Hosea 13:2 +; construct עֶגְלֵי 1 Kings 12:28 +; — calf Isaiah 11:6; Isaiah 27:10 in simile of leaping mountains Psalm 29:6; in simile of foot-sole of cherubim Ezekiel 1:7; מַרְבֵּק ׳ע i.e. a stall-fed (fatted) calf 1 Samuel 28:24, in simile Jeremiah 46:21; Malachi 3:20, compare מִתּוֺךְ מַרְבֵּק ׳ע Amos 6:4; לֹא לֻמָּ֑ד ׳ע Jeremiah 31:18 an untrained calf; עֶגְלֵי עַמִּים Psalm 68:31 calves of peoples, i.e. peoples like calves, so most; perhaps read ׳בַּעֲלֵי עמ Matthes Che GunkSchöf. 66 f. compare Bae; calf as sacrifice victim Micah 6:6; Leviticus 9:2,3,8 (P); cut in two, in ratifying covenant Jeremiah 34:18,19 (compare עֶגְלָה Genesis 15:9); elsewhere image of calf: made at Horeb, מַסֵּכָה ׳ע Exodus 32:4,8; Deuteronomy 9:16; Nehemiah 9:18; ׳ע alone Exodus 32:19,20,24,35; Deuteronomy 9:21; Psalm 106:19; two set up by Jeroboam I in Northern Israel, 1 Kings 12:28,32; 2 Kings 10:29; 2 Kings 17:16; 2Chronicles 11:15; 13:8, compare Hosea 8:5,6 (עגְלֵךְ, שֹׁמְרוֺן ׳ע), Hosea 13:2; also Hosea 10:5 (see I. עֶגְלָה near the end). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance bullock, calf From the same as agol; a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. A steer) -- bullock, calf. see HEBREW agol Forms and Transliterations בְּעֶגְלֵ֬י בַּעֲגָלִ֖ים בעגלי בעגלים הָעֵ֔גֶל הָעֵ֖גֶל הָעֵ֗גֶל הָעֵ֙גֶל֙ הָעֵ֥גֶל הָעֵ֨גֶל הָעֵֽגֶל׃ העגל העגל׃ וְלָעֲגָלִ֖ים וְעֵ֨גֶל וַעֲגָלִ֖ים ולעגלים ועגל ועגלים כְּעֵ֖גֶל כְּעֶגְלֵ֣י כְּעֶגְלֵ֥י כעגל כעגלי לָעֲגָלִ֣ים לעגלים עֲגָלִ֑ים עֲגָלִ֖ים עֵ֑גֶל עֵ֔גֶל עֵ֖גֶל עֵ֛גֶל עֵ֣גֶל עֵ֥גֶל עֵֽגֶל־ עֶגְלֵ֣י עֶגְלֵ֣ךְ עֶגְלֵי֙ עגל עגל־ עגלי עגלים עגלך ‘ă·ḡā·lîm ‘ăḡālîm ‘ê·ḡel ‘ê·ḡel- ‘eḡ·lê ‘eḡ·lêḵ ‘êḡel ‘êḡel- ‘eḡlê ‘eḡlêḵ agaLim ba‘ăḡālîm ba·‘ă·ḡā·lîm baagaLim bə‘eḡlê bə·‘eḡ·lê beegLei Egel egLech egLei hā‘êḡel hā·‘ê·ḡel haEgel kə‘êḡel kə‘eḡlê kə·‘ê·ḡel kə·‘eḡ·lê keEgel keegLei lā‘ăḡālîm lā·‘ă·ḡā·lîm laagaLim vaagaLim veEgel velaagaLim wa‘ăḡālîm wa·‘ă·ḡā·lîm wə‘êḡel wə·‘ê·ḡel wə·lā·‘ă·ḡā·lîm wəlā‘ăḡālîmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Exodus 32:4 HEB: בַּחֶ֔רֶט וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֖הוּ עֵ֣גֶל מַסֵּכָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ NAS: it into a molten calf; and they said, KJV: it a molten calf: and they said, INT: A graving and made calf A molten said Exodus 32:8 Exodus 32:19 Exodus 32:20 Exodus 32:24 Exodus 32:35 Leviticus 9:2 Leviticus 9:3 Leviticus 9:8 Deuteronomy 9:16 Deuteronomy 9:21 1 Samuel 28:24 1 Kings 12:28 1 Kings 12:32 2 Kings 10:29 2 Kings 17:16 2 Chronicles 11:15 2 Chronicles 13:8 Nehemiah 9:18 Psalm 29:6 Psalm 68:30 Psalm 106:19 Isaiah 11:6 Isaiah 27:10 Jeremiah 31:18 35 Occurrences |
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