What does עֵגֶל · בֵּן · בָּקָר mean in the Bible?
e. a steer )".
Hebrew · H5695, H1121, H1241
עֵגֶל בֶּן־בָּקָר
A (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer ) · a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) · a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing ); collectively, a herd
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עֵגֶל H5695 a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer )
Pronunciation egel
Young bovine denoting vigor and fertility; theologically freighted by idolatry (golden calf) and sacrifice.
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בֵּן H1121 a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Pronunciation ben
Son extends metaphorically to designate relationship, condition, quality, and national identity across kinship and covenantal contexts.
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בָּקָר H1241 a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing ); collectively, a herd
Pronunciation bāqār
Cattle valued primarily for agricultural labor and sacrifice; collective term for herds as economic wealth and covenant offering.
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What does עֵגֶל בֶּן־בָּקָר (ʿēḡel ben-bāqār) mean in the Bible?
עֵגֶל · בֵּן · בָּקָר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer )".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5695, H1121, H1241?
H5695, H1121, H1241 is connected to 5,160 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer )
Strong's H5695, H1121, H1241
Lexical occurrences 5,160 verses Source Gloss
a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer )
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֵגֶל בֶּן־בָּקָר is built from this root:
עָגֹל H5696
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
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