# עֶגְלָה (eglah)

Israeli respelling: eg-lah. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H5697. 13 Old Testament occurrences.

a (female) calf, especially one nearly grown (i.e. a heifer)

King James renderings: calf, cow, heifer.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/eglah-h5697

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 15:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/15/9) — And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledo…
- [Deuteronomy 21:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/21/3) — And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wro…
- [Deuteronomy 21:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/21/4) — And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heif…
- [Deuteronomy 21:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/21/6) — And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:
- [Judges 14:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/14/18) — And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a…
- [1 Samuel 16:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/16/2) — And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifi…
- [Isaiah 7:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/7/21) — And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;
- [Isaiah 15:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/15/5) — My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with we…
- [Jeremiah 46:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/46/20) — Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.
- [Jeremiah 48:34](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/48/34) — From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer o…
- [Jeremiah 50:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/50/11) — Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as…
- [Hosea 10:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hosea/10/5) — The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereo…
- [Hosea 10:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hosea/10/11) — And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to…