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ʿeglōn עֶגְלוֹן ‘Eglon’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿēgel עֵ֫גֶל ‘calf’
Roots: עגל

ʿeglōn pr n m pers + pr n loc
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

Mentioned in Joshua 10:3, 12:12, 10:23, 10:5, 10:37, 15:39, 10:36, 10:34 Judges 3:15, 3:17, 3:12, 3:14

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