עגל

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
ע־ג־ל (ʿ-g-l)

From Proto-West Semitic *ʕigl-.

Noun[edit]

עֵגֶל ('égelm (plural indefinite עֲגָלִים, feminine counterpart עֶגְלָה) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. (male) calf or its meat (veal)
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Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

עִגֵּל ('igél) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of עיגל

Etymology 3[edit]

Adjective[edit]

עָגֹל ('agól)

  1. defective spelling of עגול

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