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Eglaim — town in Moab mentioned in Isaiah's oracle
Eglaim appears once in Isaiah 15:8, within a prophecy of Moab's devastation. Ancient sources place it roughly nine miles south of Areopolis, though its exact location remains uncertain. The name's meaning is unclear, possibly related to 'pools' or a dual form. Isaiah's oracle uses geographical landmarks to depict the comprehensive scope of judgment sweeping across Moabite territory.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A Moabite town serving as a geographical marker in Isaiah's prophetic oracle against Moab. Multilingual witnesses consistently transliterate 'Eglaim,' confirming its status as a place name without semantic translation. The context in Isaiah 15:8 suggests a boundary or significant location marking the extent of Moab's coming calamity. 1×
AR["أَجْلَايِمَ"]·ben["ইগলয়িম"]·DE["[אגלים]"]·EN["Eglaim"]·FR["[אגלים]"]·heb["אגליים"]·HI["एगलैम"]·ID["Eglayim"]·IT["[אגלים]"]·jav["Eglaim"]·KO["에글라임에"]·PT["Eglayim"]·RU["Эглаима"]·ES["Eglaim"]·SW["Eglaimu"]·TR["Eglayim"]·urd["اجلائم"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֶגְלַ֫יִם n.pr.loc. town in Moab Is 15:8; (meaning?);? cf. Α��γαλειμ (Euseb.) 9 m. S. of Areopolis; v. LagOnom.228, 98; ed. 2, p. 244.