Strong’s H5882 · Hebrew

עֵין עֶגְלַיִם
ʻÊyn ʻEglayim
ane eg-lah'-yim

Definition

En-Eglajim, a place in Palestine

Etymology

עַיִן and the dual of H5695 (עֵגֶל); fountain of two calves;

Where the KJV renders it

  • En-eglaim

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What the first audience heard

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