Eshkol אֶשְׁכֹּל
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| אֶשְׁכֹּל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | eshkol |
| Strong's number | H812 (H0812H, H0812G) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | (Valley of) Eshcol |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Numbers (3) |
Eshkol (Hebrew אֶשְׁכֹּל, Strong's H812) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “(Valley of) Eshcol”. It occurs 6 times.
Definition
H0812H: (Valley of) Eshcol
Eshcol = "cluster"
This name is used for an area of Hebron, the valley of Eshcol
Combined with na.chal (נַ֫חַל " Valley" H5158H)
This name is used for an area of Hebron, the valley of Eshcol
Combined with na.chal (נַ֫חַל " Valley" H5158H)
H0812G: Eshcol
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.14.13;
brother of: Mamre (H4471H) and Aner (H6063)
§ Eshcol = "cluster"
1) an area of Hebron, the valley of Eshcol
2) an Amorite, the brother of Mamre, dwelling in Hebron
brother of: Mamre (H4471H) and Aner (H6063)
§ Eshcol = "cluster"
1) an area of Hebron, the valley of Eshcol
2) an Amorite, the brother of Mamre, dwelling in Hebron
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | eshcol (6) |
|---|---|
| BSB | eshcol (5) |
Verses
Every verse with Eshkol, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 14:13And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.Then an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to Abram.
- Genesis 14:24Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.I will accept nothing but what my men have eaten and the share for the men who went with me—Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. They may take their portion.”
Numbers
- Numbers 13:23And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.When they came to the Valley of Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes, which they carried on a pole between two men. They also took some pomegranates and figs.
- Numbers 13:24The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.Because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut there, that place was called the Valley of Eshcol.
- Numbers 32:9For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the Lord had given them.For when your fathers went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land that the LORD had given them.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 1:24And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied out the land.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).