עֶגְלוֹן
eg.lon
Eglon
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word H5700G, עֶגְלוֹן (eg.lon), is a proper name that refers to a person. It occurs 8 times in the Bible, indicating its relevance to the narrative of the Old Testament. Throughout the biblical text, Eglon (H5700G) is consistently used as a singular name, signifying that it is a unique individual. Without further context, the specific role or significance of this person cannot be determined from the dictionary data alone. However, its repetition in the text suggests that Eglon held some level of importance or played a notable part in the biblical story. Given the limited information, it's difficult to draw broader conclusions about Eglon's significance without referencing the specific narratives within the biblical text where the name appears. The data provided restricts our understanding to recognizing Eglon as a distinct character within the biblical narrative, but more interpretation would be necessary to grasp the full context and implications.
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Occurrences in Scripture
8 total occurrences across the text
Therefore Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
Joshua 10:5Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together and went up, they and all their armies, and encamped against Gibeon, and made war against it.
Joshua 10:23They did so, and brought those five kings out of the cave to him: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
Joshua 10:34Joshua passed from Lachish, and all Israel with him, to Eglon; and they encamped against it and fought against it.
Joshua 10:36Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, to Hebron; and they fought against it.
Joshua 10:37They took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, with its king and all its cities, and all the souls who were in it. He left no one remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but he utterly destroyed it, and all the souls who were in it.
Joshua 12:12the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;
Joshua 15:39Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,