En-eglaim — the meaning of the Hebrew name עֵין עֶגְלַיִם

עֵין עֶגְלַיִם

ʻÊyn ʻEglayim · pronounced ane eg-lah'-yim · Strong's H5882 · a place

En-eglaim means fountain of two calves.

Built from

עֵגֶל ʻêgel (the dual of, H5695) — a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

עַיִן and the dual of H5695; fountain of two calves; En-Eglajim, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Ezek 47:10 And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from En–gedi even unto En–eglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many. (KJV)

Every verse that names En-eglaim

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Ezekiel

Ezek 47:10

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