What does אַגָּן mean in the Bible?
אַגָּן is a Hebrew word meaning "a bowl (as pounded out hollow)".
Hebrew · H101
אַגָּן
A bowl (as pounded out hollow)
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אַגָּן H101
What does אַגָּן mean in the Bible?
אַגָּן is a Hebrew word meaning "a bowl (as pounded out hollow)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H101?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include from bowls (1), goblet (1), in bowls (1).
Where does אַגָּן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 24:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (1), Isaiah (1), Song Of Solomon (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It from bowls 1× Isaiah 22:24
goblet 1× Song Of Solomon 7:2
in bowls 1× Exodus 24:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 24:6
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Exodus 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
אַגַּ֣ן 1x ’ag·gan Song Of Solomon 7:2
בָּאַגָּנֹ֑ת 1x bā·’ag·gā·nōṯ Exodus 24:6
הָֽאַגָּנ֔וֹת 1x hā·’ag·gā·nō·wṯ Isaiah 22:24
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 22:24
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Song Of Solomon 7:2
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Exodus 24:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a bowl (as pounded out hollow)
Source Gloss
a bowl (as pounded out hollow)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a bowl (as pounded out hollow) BDB: bowl Usage: basin, cup, goblet.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain