812. Eshkol
Strong's Lexicon
Eshkol: Eshkol

Original Word: אֶשְׁכֹּל
Part of Speech: Proper Name
Transliteration: Eshkol
Pronunciation: ESH-kohl
Phonetic Spelling: (esh-kole')
Definition: Eshkol
Meaning: Eshcol

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root אֶשְׁכֹּל (eshkol), meaning "cluster" or "bunch," often used in the context of grapes.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the proper name Eshkol, but the concept of a "cluster" can be related to Greek words like σταφυλή (staphulē), meaning "grape" or "cluster."

Usage: In the Bible, Eshkol is primarily used as a proper name. It refers to a person and a geographical location. As a person, Eshkol is one of the Amorite allies of Abram (later Abraham) in Genesis. As a place, the Valley of Eshkol is noted for its abundance of grapes, which the Israelite spies brought back as evidence of the land's fertility.

Cultural and Historical Background: The name Eshkol is associated with abundance and fertility, particularly in the context of viticulture. In ancient Near Eastern culture, grapes and wine were significant agricultural products, symbolizing prosperity and blessing. The Valley of Eshkol, located near Hebron, was renowned for its lush vineyards, making it a symbol of the Promised Land's richness.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as eshkol
Definition
an Amorite, also a region of Hebron
NASB Translation
Eshcol (6).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֶשְׁכֹּל proper name

1. masculine an Amorite, brother of Mamre, dwelling in neighbourhood of Hebron Genesis 14:13,24.

2 in combination נַחַל אֶשְׁכֹּל Numbers 13:23; Deuteronomy 1:24; אֶשְׁכּוֺל ׳נ Numbers 13:24; Numbers 32:9; — valley of Eshcol, = valley of a cluster, region of Hebron (compare Numbers 13:22); in Numbers 13:24 derived from ׳א cluster, q. v.; see however Di on the passage

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Eshcol

The same as 'eshkowl; Eshcol, the name of an Amorite, also of a valley in Palestine -- Eshcol.

see HEBREW 'eshkowl

Forms and Transliterations
אֶשְׁכֹּ֑ל אֶשְׁכֹּ֗ל אֶשְׁכֹּ֣ל אֶשְׁכֹּל֙ אֶשְׁכּ֑וֹל אֶשְׁכּ֗וֹל אשכול אשכל ’eš·kō·wl ’eš·kōl ’eškōl ’eškōwl eshKol
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 14:13
HEB: הָאֱמֹרִ֗י אֲחִ֤י אֶשְׁכֹּל֙ וַאֲחִ֣י עָנֵ֔ר
NAS: brother of Eshcol and brother
KJV: brother of Eshcol, and brother
INT: the Amorite brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner

Genesis 14:24
HEB: אִתִּ֑י עָנֵר֙ אֶשְׁכֹּ֣ל וּמַמְרֵ֔א הֵ֖ם
NAS: with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre;
KJV: me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre;
INT: with Aner Eshcol and Mamre them

Numbers 13:23
HEB: עַד־ נַ֣חַל אֶשְׁכֹּ֗ל וַיִּכְרְת֨וּ מִשָּׁ֤ם
NAS: to the valley of Eshcol and from there
KJV: unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down
INT: against to the valley of Eshcol cut there

Numbers 13:24
HEB: קָרָ֖א נַ֣חַל אֶשְׁכּ֑וֹל עַ֚ל אֹד֣וֹת
NAS: the valley of Eshcol, because
KJV: the brook Eshcol, because of
INT: was called the valley of Eshcol because of

Numbers 32:9
HEB: עַד־ נַ֣חַל אֶשְׁכּ֗וֹל וַיִּרְאוּ֙ אֶת־
NAS: up to the valley of Eshcol and saw
KJV: unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw
INT: up to the valley of Eshcol and saw the land

Deuteronomy 1:24
HEB: עַד־ נַ֣חַל אֶשְׁכֹּ֑ל וַֽיְרַגְּל֖וּ אֹתָֽהּ׃
NAS: to the valley of Eshcol and spied
KJV: unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.
INT: against to the valley of Eshcol and spied

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 812
6 Occurrences


’eš·kōl — 6 Occ.
















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