ʻEglâh — H5698

Definition

feminine proper noun

Eglah, a wife of David

1. Eglah = "a heifer"
2. a wife of David and mother of Ithream

Usually translated as

Eglah

Origin

the same as H5697

• Same as ʻeglâh (H5697)

Greek equivalents

• strouthíon (G4765)

Occurrences

ʻEglâh occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (1), 1 Chronicles (1)

• 2 Samuel 3:5 — And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah (לְעֶגְלָ֖ה) David’s wife. These were born to David in Hebron.
• 1 Chronicles 3:3 — The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah (לְעֶגְלָ֥ה) his wife.