H5696 H5696
Round, circular; describing the shape of objects in Solomon's temple, including the molten sea, throne, and basin frames.
The adjective עָגֹל (agol) means 'round' or 'circular,' appearing exclusively in descriptions of Solomon's temple furnishings and throne (1 Kgs 7:23-35; 10:19; 2 Chr 4:2). It describes the great molten sea as 'round all around' (עָגֹל סָבִיב), the basin stands with their round openings (contrasted with מְרֻבָּעוֹת, 'square'), and the rounded back of the royal throne. The term's six occurrences all cluster in a single architectural-descriptive context, and multilingual glosses — Spanish 'redondo/a,' English 'round,' French 'autour' — uniformly confirm a single geometric meaning.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Round or circular in shape, used as a physical descriptor of manufactured objects. All six occurrences appear in the temple and palace descriptions of 1 Kings 7-10 and 2 Chronicles 4. The molten sea is described as 'round all around' (עָגֹל סָבִיב, 1 Kgs 7:23 = 2 Chr 4:2), the basin frames have round openings contrasted explicitly with square ones (1 Kgs 7:31, 35), and the king's throne has a rounded top (1 Kgs 10:19). Spanish 'redondo/redonda' and English 'round' confirm the straightforward geometric sense across all attestations. 6×
AR["مُدَوَّرًا", "مُدَوَّرٌ", "مُدَوَّرَةٌ", "مُسْتَدِيرًا", "مُسْتَدِيرٌ"]·ben["গোল", "গোলাকার"]·DE["[עגול]", "round"]·EN["round"]·FR["[עגול]", "autour"]·heb["עָגֹל", "עגול", "עגול ׀", "עגולות"]·HI["गोल"]·ID["bulat"]·IT["[עגול]", "rotondo"]·jav["bunder"]·KO["둥그러운", "둥글다"]·PT["redonda", "redondas", "redondo"]·RU["круглая", "круглое", "круглые"]·ES["redonda", "redondo", "redondos"]·SW["cha-mviringo", "mviringo", "na-dhiraa", "pande-zote", "za-mviringo"]·TR["yuvarlak"]·urd["گول"]
Related Senses
H8033 1. There (locative adverb) (835×)H7760a 1. put, place, set physically (444×)H8064 1. heavens / sky (329×)H5439 1. around, all around (spatial) (319×)H4057b 1. wilderness, desert region (270×)H3220 1. sea, body of water (269×)H0520a 1. cubit (unit of length) (246×)H0127 1. ground, land (territory) (210×)H3383 1. Jordan River (proper noun) (183×)G1093 1. earth, the world (176×)H5800a 1. forsake, abandon (Qal active) (166×)H8121 1. sun (celestial body) (133×)H7126 1. offer, present sacrificially (122×)H6828 1. north, cardinal direction (120×)H2351 1. outside, exterior space (119×)H5104 1. river, stream (119×)H7341 1. width, breadth (101×)G1563 1. there (95×)H7126 2. draw near, approach (95×)G2281 1. sea, large body of water (91×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† עָגֹל, עָגוֹל adj. round;—abs. עָגֹל 1 K 7:23 + 2 times, עָגוֹל 10:19 2 Ch 4:2; fpl. עֲגֻלּוֹת 1 K 7:31;—round 1 K 7:31(×2) (opp. מְרֻבָּעוֹת), 10:19; ע׳ סָבִיב round in circuit (perimeter) 7:23 = 2 Ch 4:2; 1 K 7:35.