HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H97
אֶגְלַ֫יִם
eg.la.yim — Eglaim
§ Eglaim = "double reservoir" a town in Moab
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Eglaim
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5882
עֵין עֶגְלַ֫יִם
en eg.la.yim — Eneglaim
§ En-eglaim = "fountain of the two calves" a place on the Dead Sea; site uncertain
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Two ponds, (Isa. 15:8), probably En-eglaim of Ezek. 47:10.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.