אֲגַם

Strong’s Definition

a marsh; hence a rush (as growing in swamps); hence a stockade of reeds

Etymology & Derivation

from an unused root (meaning to collect as water);

KJV Usage

pond, pool, standing (water).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.pool, troubled pool
• 2.troubled or muddy (gloomy) pools, marshes
• 3.any pool, pond
• 4.swamp reeds, reeds, rush(es)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼăgam; Pronunciation: ag-am'