עָגֹלʻâgôl
round (1 Kings 7:23; 1 Kings 10:19; 2 Chronicles 4:2; 1 Kings 7:31; 1 Kings 7:35)
Pronunciation: aw-gole' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5696
Same root
- מַעְגָּלmaʻgâl · H4570a track (literally or figuratively); also a rampart (as circular)
- עָגִילʻâgîyl · H5694something round, i.e. a ring (for the ears)
- עֵגֶלʻêgel · H5695a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer)
- עֲגָלָהʻăgâlâh · H5699something revolving, i.e. a wheeled vehicle
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- 1 Kings 7:23 Then Huram cast a great round basin, 15 feet across from rim to rim, called the Sea. It was 7 1⁄2 feet deep and about 45 feet in circumference.
- 1 Kings 7:31 The top of each cart had a rounded frame for the basin. It projected 1 1⁄2 feet above the cart’s top like a round pedestal, and its opening was 2 1⁄4 feet across; it was decorated on the outside with carvings of wreaths. The panels of the carts were square, not round.
- 1 Kings 7:35 Around the top of each cart was a rim nine inches wide. The corner supports and side panels were cast as one unit with the cart.
- 1 Kings 10:19 The throne had six steps and a rounded back. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, and the figure of a lion stood on each side of the throne.
- 2 Chronicles 4:2 Then he cast a great round basin, 15 feet across from rim to rim, called the Sea. It was 7 1⁄2 feet deep and about 45 feet in circumference.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).