Strong's Definition
from 1713; a flag
KJV Usage: banner, standard
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
דֶּ֫גֶל (de.gel) — standard. banner, standard
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · דגל
Signs
banner, standard = piece of cloth that is raised on a pole; ► symbolizes the identity of a group of people, and helps to keep the group together; ≈ associated with security
NUM 1:52 · NUM 2:2 · NUM 2:3 · NUM 2:10 · NUM 2:17 · NUM 2:18 · NUM 2:25 · NUM 2:31 · NUM 2:34 · NUM 10:14 · NUM 10:18 · NUM 10:22 · NUM 10:25 · SNG 2:4
1 SNG 2:4 DCH (cf. REB) suggests a possible alternative meaning "glance", which would be consistent with its proposal of a root דגל II ("look").
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[דֶּ֫גֶל] n.m. standard, banner base
