Strong’s H1713 · Hebrew

דָּגַל
dâgal
daw-gal'

Definition

to flaunt, i.e. raise a flag; figuratively, to be conspicuous

Etymology

a primitive root;

Where the KJV renders it

  • (set up
  • with) banners
  • chiefest

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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