The meaning of “אֶשְׁתָּאֹל”
Understanding ʼEshtâʼôl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or אֶשְׁתָּאוֹל ʼEshtâʼôwl (eshtaw-ole'); probably from שָׁאַל; intreaty Eshtaol. - § Eshtaol = "entreaty" - Eshtaol, a ...
אֶשְׁתָּאֹל
or אֶשְׁתָּאוֹל ʼEshtâʼôwl (eshtaw-ole'); probably from שָׁאַל; intreaty Eshtaol. - § Eshtaol = "entreaty" - Eshtaol, a place in Palestine 1) a Danite city located within Judah
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 19:41 | “And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir–shemesh,” Word: אֶשְׁתָּאֹל (ʼEshtâʼôl) | |
| Judges 18:2 | “And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.” Word: אֶשְׁתָּאֹל (ʼEshtâʼôl) |