H0812 H0812
Eshcol, a proper noun denoting both an Amorite ally of Abraham and a grape-rich valley near Hebron.
A name meaning 'cluster' (of grapes), applied to two closely related referents. First, Eshcol is an Amorite chieftain and brother of Mamre who allied with Abraham in the rescue of Lot (Gen 14:13, 24). Second, the Valley of Eshcol near Hebron is the famous location where the Israelite spies cut a branch bearing a single enormous grape cluster (Num 13:23-24), which became an enduring symbol of the land's abundance. The name's etymology is made explicit in Num 13:24, connecting the place to the fruit the spies found there. German distinguishes the forms 'Eschkol' and 'Eshcol,' while Spanish uses 'Escol' throughout.
Senses
1. Eshcol — The proper noun Eshcol, covering both the Amorite ally of Abraham near Hebron (Gen 14:13, 24) and the Valley of Eshcol (Nahal Eshcol), the wadi near Hebron where the twelve spies gathered their famous grape cluster (Num 13:23-24; 32:9; Deut 1:24). The name itself means 'cluster,' and Num 13:24 explicitly derives the valley's name from the cluster cut there. Whether person or place, all references cluster geographically around Hebron. Spanish 'Escol' and German 'Eschkol' both transliterate the same proper noun. 6×
AR["أشْكولَ", "أَشْكُولَ", "أَشْكُولُ"]·ben["ইশকোল", "ইশকোলের", "ইশ্কোল", "ইশ্কোলের"]·DE["Eschkol", "Eschkols", "Eshcol"]·EN["Eshcol"]·FR["Eshcol"]·heb["אשכול", "אשכל"]·HI["एशकोल", "एशकोल-क", "एश्कोल"]·ID["Eshkol", "Esykol"]·IT["Escol", "Eshcol"]·jav["Èskol", "Ésykol"]·KO["에스골", "에스콜", "에싈콜의"]·PT["'Eshkol", "Escol", "Eshkol"]·RU["Эшкол", "Эшкола"]·ES["Escol"]·SW["Eshkoli", "kuaibisha", "la-Eshkoli"]·TR["Eşkol", "Eşkol'un"]·urd["اشکول", "اشکول-کا", "اشکول-کی"]
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
† אֶשְׁכֹּל n.pr. 1. m. an Amorite, brother of Mamre, dwelling in neighbourhood of Hebron Gn 14:13, 24. 2. in combination נַחַל אֶשְׁכֹּל Nu 13:23 Dt 1:24; נ׳ אֶשְׁכּוֹל Nu 13:24, 32:9;—valley of Eshcol, = valley of a cluster, region of Hebron (cf. 13:22); in 13:24 der. from א׳ cluster, q.v.; see however Di ad loc.