Eglaim — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֶגְלַיִם

אֶגְלַיִם

ʼEglayim · pronounced eg-lah'-yim · Strong's H97 · a place

Eglaim means a double pond.

Built from

אֶגֶל ʼegel (dual of, H96) — a reservoir open in the lexicon ›

dual of H96.; a double pond; Eglajim, a place in Moab.

Isa 15:8 For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beer–elim. (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Isaiah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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