ʼăgam — H98

H98 · Hebrew — אגם

Pronunciation: ag-am'

Definition

masculine noun

a marsh; hence a rush (as growing in swamps); hence a stockade of reeds

  1. pool, troubled pool
    1. troubled or muddy (gloomy) pools, marshes
    2. any pool, pond
    3. swamp reeds, reeds, rush(es)

Usually translated as

pool, standing, pond

Origin

from an unused root (meaning to collect as water)

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʼăgam occurs 10 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (2), Psalms (2), Isaiah (5), Jeremiah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — A