Lexical Definition
עֶגְלָה ʻeglâh (eg-law') heifer H:N-F
feminine of עֵגֶל
calf, cow, heifer.
- a (female) calf, especially one nearly grown (i.e. a heifer)
1) heifer
See Greek: δάμαλις
Extended Information
- A place near Zoar and south of Moab
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. עֶגְלָה noun feminine heifer; — absolute ׳ע Gen 15:9 +; construct עֶגְלַת Isa 7:21 +; suffix עֶגְלָתִי Judg 14:18 plural construct עֶגְלוֺת Hos 10:5 (but see below); — heifer, Isa 7:21, used in ploughing Judg 14:18 (figurative), threshing Jer 50:11 (דָשָׁא ׳ע, in simile, see דּוּשׁ, read perhaps דָשָׁה), figurative of stateliness etc. Jer 46:20 מְלֻמָּדָה ׳ע Hos 10:11 a trained heifer (simile of Ephraim); used for sacrifice 1Sam 16:2 (עֶגְלַת בָּקָר); cut in two for ratifying covenant Gen 15:9 (J; מְשֻׁלֶּשֶׁת ׳ע; compare עֵגֶל Jer 34:18; Jer 34:19); in cleansing city from blood-guiltiness Deut 21:3 (בָּקָר ׳ע), vDeut 21:4 vDeut 21:4 vDeut 21:6 once of calves worshipped in Northern Israel Hos 10:5 (where read probably עֵגֶל, so ᵐ5 We Now GASm, compare Che, see also the following suffixes masculine singular).
Also see: שְׁלִישִׁי
עֶגְלַת proper name, of a location; — שְׁלִשִׁיָּה ׳ע (the) third, Eglath Isa 15:5 (ᵐ5 δάμαλις τριερής) Jer 48:34 (ᵐ5 ἀγγελιαν Σαλασεια), near Zoar and southern border of Moab.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 15:9 |
| Deuteronomy | 21:3 · 21:4 · 21:6 |
| Judges | 14:18 |
| 1 Samuel | 16:2 |
| Isaiah | 7:21 · 15:5 |
| Jeremiah | 34:18 · 34:19 · 46:20 · 48:34 · 50:11 |
| Hosea | 10:5 · 10:11 |
Profile
Near Zoar • Moabite city; its destruction prophesied by Isaiah and Jeremiah
Eglath-shelishiyah, a Moabite city whose destruction was prophesied by Isaiah and Jeremiah.
Eglath-shelishiyah was a city in Moab, mentioned in prophecies by Isaiah and Jeremiah concerning God's judgment on Moab. Isaiah 15:5 states that "a cry of destruction comes from Horonaim, even to Eglath-shelishiyah." Jeremiah 48:34 echoes this, saying "from Zoar even to Horonaim and to Eglath-shelishiyah, their voice is heard."
The name Eglath-shelishiyah likely means "the third Eglath," implying there were three towns by this name. It was probably located in southern Moab, but its exact location is unknown. These prophecies indicate it would be one of the Moabite cities destroyed by invading armies as judgment for their hostility toward Israel.
All entries for Eglath-shelishiyah: עֶגְלָה