עֶגְלַ֣ת
𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤕
egelat
a heifer
feminine of עֵגֶל; a (female) calf, especially one nearly grown (i.e. a heifer); calf, cow, heifer.
H5697
Deuteronomy 21:3 · Word #10
Lexicon H5697
| Lemma | עֶגְלָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤄 |
| Transliteration | ʻeglâh |
| Strong's | H5697 |
| In-context | a heifer |
Morphology HNcfsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H5697-02
heifer of
| Root | עגל (ʿ-g-l) |
| Core Meanings | roundness, rolling, circularity; calf (as a young, rounded animal) |
| Semantic Range | heifer, young cow, nearly mature female calf; symbol of youth, vitality, or agricultural wealth |
| Conceptual Significance | In the Hebrew Bible, the heifer can symbolize fertility, prosperity, or untamed strength. It also appears in ritual contexts (e.g., the red heifer) and in prophetic imagery, where a heifer may represent a nation in youthful vigor or stubbornness. |
| Morphological Notes | Feminine singular noun from עֶגְלָה in construct state (cfsc) in most occurrences; derived from the root עגל. Though some entries are tagged plural, the surface form עֶגְלַת reflects feminine singular construct morphology. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form עֶגְלַת is feminine singular construct (cfsc), meaning "heifer of," linking it to a following noun in a possessive or descriptive relationship. Rendering it as "heifer of" preserves both the feminine singular form and the construct state, while retaining the root sense of a young, rounded bovine animal derived from עגל. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root עגל (roundness, rolling, circularity; calf (as a young, rounded animal))
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H5699-01 |
agalah | a rolling-cart |
H5695-01 |
agalim | young bull-calves |
H5699-02 |
agalot | round-wheeled wagons |
H5696-01 |
agol | circular |
H5699-03 |
baagalah | in the rolling-cart |
H5695-02 |
baagalim | with the calves |
H4570-01 |
bamaegal | in the circular track |
H5695-03 |
beegeley | with the round-young-calves of |
H4570-02 |
bemaegelotam | in their circular tracks |
H5695-04 |
egel | a young round bull-calf |
H5697-01 |
egelah | a she-calf |
H5882-01 |
egelayim | Spring-of-Two-Calves |
H5695-05 |
egeley | calves of |
H5700-01 |
egelon | Calf-like One (masculine proper name) |
H5699-04 |
haagalah | the rolling-cart |
H5699-05 |
haagalot | the round-wagons |
H5695-06 |
haegel | the round calf |
H5697-03 |
haegelah | the she-calf |
H5695-07 |
keegeley | like young-round-bulls of |
H5695-08 |
laagalim | to the round-calves |
H5698-01 |
leegelah | to Eglah ("Young Heifer") |
H5700-02 |
leegelon | to Calf-like (Eglon) |
H4570-03 |
maegal | round-track |
H4570-04 |
maegeloteyha | her circling-tracks |
H5695-09 |
veegel | and a round-bodied calf |
H5700-03 |
veegelon | and Eglon, the Calf-like One |
Word Usage (14 occurrences of H5697)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 15:9 | עֶגְלָ֣ה | egelah | a heifer |
| Deuteronomy 21:3 | עֶגְלַ֣ת | egelat | a heifer |
| Deuteronomy 21:4 | הָֽ/עֶגְלָה֙ | haegelah | the heifer |