Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H90

Strong's H90 · Hebrew

אֲגַג

ʼĂgag · /ag-ag'/

Number
H90
Language
Hebrew
Original word
אֲגַג
Transliteration
ʼĂgag
Pronunciation
ag-ag'
KJV occurrences
6 verses

Definition

Agag, a title of Amalekitish kings

KJV: Agag.

Root / derivation: or אֲגָג; of uncertain derivation (compare H89 (אָגֵא)); flame;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered אֲגַג across 6 verses.

Agag8×

Every occurrence (KJV)

6 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Numbers1 verse
1 Samuel5 verses
1 Samuel 15:8

And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

1 Samuel 15:9

But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly. fatlings: or, second sort

1 Samuel 15:20

And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.

1 Samuel 15:32

Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.

1 Samuel 15:33

And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H90 (ʼĂgag) mean?

Agag, a title of Amalekitish kings

How many times does H90 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H90 (אֲגַג) appears in 6 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “Agag.”

How is ʼĂgag translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H90 is rendered as “Agag” (8×).

Where does the Hebrew word אֲגַג come from?

or אֲגָג; of uncertain derivation (compare H89 (אָגֵא)); flame;