עֵגֶלʻêgel

Same root

• עָגֹלʻâgôl · H5696circular
• עֶגְלָהʻeglâh · H5697a (female) calf, especially one nearly grown (i.e. a heifer)
• עֶגְלוֹןʻEglôwn · H5700Eglon, the name of a place in Palestine and of a Moabitish king
• עֵין עֶגְלַיִםʻÊyn ʻEglayim · H5882En-Eglajim, a place in Palestine

Where it appears

Appears 35 times in the Bible.

• Exodus 32:4 Then Aaron took the gold, melted it down, and molded it into the shape of a calf. When the people saw it, they exclaimed, “O Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of the land of Egypt!”
• Exodus 32:8 How quickly they have turned away from the way I commanded them to live! They have melted down gold and made a calf, and they have bowed down and sacrificed to it. They are saying, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.’”
• Exodus 32:19 When they came near the camp, Moses saw the calf and the dancing, and he burned with anger. He threw the stone tablets to the ground, smashing them at the foot of the mountain.
• Exodus 32:20 He took the calf they had made and burned it. Then he ground it into powder, threw it into the water, and forced the people to drink it.
• Exodus 32:24 So I told them, ‘Whoever has gold jewelry, take it off.’ When they brought it to me, I simply threw it into the fire—and out came this calf!”
• Exodus 32:35 Then the Lord sent a great plague upon the people because they had worshiped the calf Aaron had made.