H812 אֶשְׁכֹּל (ʼEshkôl) esh-kole'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine)

Quick Definition

Eshcol

Biblical Persons & Places

Eshcol Man living at the time of the Patriarchs

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.14.13; only referred to as Eshcol (אֶשְׁכֹּל); a brother of Mamre and Aner.

Eshcol_Valley Valley of Eshcol

A location first mentioned at Num.13.23; only referred to as Eshcol Valley (אֶשְׁכֹּל נַ֫חַל).

Strong's Definition

Eshcol, the name of an Amorite, also of a valley in Palestine

Derivation: the same as H811 (אֶשְׁכּוֹל);

KJV Usage: Eshcol.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Eshcol = "cluster"

1) an area of Hebron, the valley of Eshcol

2) an Amorite, the brother of Mamre, dwelling in Hebron

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אֶשְׁכֹּל (esh.kol) — Eshcol. A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.14.13; brother of: Mamre (H4471H) and Aner (H6063) § Eshcol = "cluster" 1) an area of Hebron, the valley of Eshcol 2) an Amorite, the brother of Mamre, dwelling in Hebron

אֶשְׁכֹּל (esh.kol) — (Valley of) Eshcol. Eshcol = "cluster" This name is used for an area of Hebron, the valley of Eshcol Combined with na.chal (נַ֫חַל " Valley" H5158H)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

אֶשְׁכֹּול (H0811 · H0812) — אֶשְׁכֹּל

noun m · שׁכל

Plants

cluster = group of flowers or fruits positioned on one stem

GEN 40:10 · NUM 13:23 · NUM 13:24 · DEU 32:32 · SNG 1:14 · SNG 7:8 · SNG 7:9 · ISA 65:8 · MIC 7:1

name

Names of People

Eshcol = man; ◄ Amorite; brother of Mamre and Aner; ► ally of Abram

GEN 14:13 · GEN 14:24

Names of Landforms

Eshcol = valley; ◄ located near Hebron; ► where Israelite spies cut off a large cluster of grapes

NUM 13:23 · NUM 13:24 · NUM 32:9 · DEU 1:24

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אֶשְׁכֹּל n.pr. m. an Amorite, brother of Mamre, dwelling in neighborhood of Hebron

in combination—valley of Eshcol = valley of a cluster, region of Hebron

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Bible Occurrences (6)

14:13 14:24

13:23 13:24 32:9

1:24

Genesis 14:13

Then an escapee came and reported [this] to Abram the Hebrew. Now [Abram] was living near the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol [and] Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to Abram.

Genesis 14:24

I will accept nothing but what my men have eaten and the share for the men who went with me— Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. They may take their portion.

Numbers 13:23

When they came to the Valley of Eshcol, they cut down... a branch with a single cluster of grapes, which they carried on a pole between two men. They also took some pomegranates... and figs.

Numbers 13:24

Because of... the cluster of grapes the Israelites... cut there, that place was called the Valley of Eshcol.

Numbers 32:9

For when [your fathers] went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the Israelites... from entering... the land that the LORD had given them.

Deuteronomy 1:24

They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied out [the land] -.