Egel refers to a drop of liquid — a droplet of water. It appears in Job 38:28 in God's interrogation of Job about the rain and dew, highlighting the mystery of God's control over natural forces.
In God's rhetorical questioning of Job from the whirlwind (Job 38–41), He asks: "Who fathers the drops of dew?" The question is meant to overwhelm Job with the vastness of God's creative governance over the smallest details of creation. A single drop of dew — so common, so overlooked — is fathered by God. This humbles human pride and restores wonder. The same God who governs galaxies tenderly oversees the morning dew.