Strong’s H97 · Hebrew

אֶגְלַיִם
ʼEglayim
eg-lah'-yim

Definition

Eglajim, a place in Moab

Etymology

dual of H96 (אֶגֶל).; a double pond;

Where the KJV renders it

  • Eglaim

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