"אגג" meaning in Hebrew

See אגג in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /aˈɡaɡ/ [Modern-Israeli], /ʔăˈɣaɣ/ (note: Tiberian), /ˈaɡaɡ/ (note: Ashkenazi), /ʔæˈɣæːɣ/ (note: Yemenite), /æˈɡæɡ/ [Persian] Forms: אֲגַג [canonical, masculine], agág [romanization]
Etymology: Uncertain. Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=m|tr=agág|wv=אֲגַג}} אֲגַג • (agág) m
  1. (biblical, historical) Agag; a king of Amalek Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-אגג-he-name-Of6eTroY Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Bible Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
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  "etymology_text": "Uncertain.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "אֲגַג",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agág",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "agág",
        "wv": "אֲגַג"
      },
      "expansion": "אֲגַג • (agág) m",
      "name": "he-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "he",
          "name": "Bible",
          "orig": "he:Bible",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              17,
              22
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.",
          "ref": "Tanach, 1 Samuel 15:8, with translation of the King James Version:",
          "roman": "vayitpós et agág mélech 'amalék khay v'et kol ha'ám hekherím l'fi khárev",
          "text": "וַיִּתְפֹּשׂ אֶת־אֲגַג מֶלֶךְ־עֲמָלֵק חָי וְאֶת־כָּל־הָעָם הֶחֱרִים לְפִי־חָרֶב׃",
          "translation": "And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Agag; a king of Amalek"
      ],
      "id": "en-אגג-he-name-Of6eTroY",
      "links": [
        [
          "biblical",
          "Bible"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biblical, historical) Agag; a king of Amalek"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biblical",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈɡaɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔăˈɣaɣ/",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaɡaɡ/",
      "note": "Ashkenazi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔæˈɣæːɣ/",
      "note": "Yemenite"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/æˈɡæɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "Persian"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "אגג"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "אֲגַג",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "agág",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "agág",
        "wv": "אֲגַג"
      },
      "expansion": "אֲגַג • (agág) m",
      "name": "he-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hebrew lemmas",
        "Hebrew masculine nouns",
        "Hebrew proper nouns",
        "Hebrew terms with historical senses",
        "Hebrew terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "he:Bible"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              17,
              22
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "english": "And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.",
          "ref": "Tanach, 1 Samuel 15:8, with translation of the King James Version:",
          "roman": "vayitpós et agág mélech 'amalék khay v'et kol ha'ám hekherím l'fi khárev",
          "text": "וַיִּתְפֹּשׂ אֶת־אֲגַג מֶלֶךְ־עֲמָלֵק חָי וְאֶת־כָּל־הָעָם הֶחֱרִים לְפִי־חָרֶב׃",
          "translation": "And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Agag; a king of Amalek"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "biblical",
          "Bible"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biblical, historical) Agag; a king of Amalek"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biblical",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈɡaɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔăˈɣaɣ/",
      "note": "Tiberian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaɡaɡ/",
      "note": "Ashkenazi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔæˈɣæːɣ/",
      "note": "Yemenite"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/æˈɡæɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "Persian"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "אגג"
}

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