Strong's Lexicon

H343

H343 — אֵידּ

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebreweydnoun mascOccurrences: 24TWOT: 38c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H343
Word:אֵידּ
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from the same as H181 (in the sense of bending down)
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:24
Transliteration:eyd
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ade
Meaning:1. oppression 2. (by implication) misfortune, ruin
KJV Renderings:calamity, destruction.

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BDB171

אֵיד noun masculine Job 18:12 distress, calamity (under which one bends, compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 77] burdening) BevJphil. xxvi. 302 derives from Arabic [untranscribed source text 78] be strong [also oppress, burden], whence [untranscribed source text 79] (or [untranscribed source text 80]) calamity.׳ א Job 21:30 +; construct id. Job 31:23 +; אֵידי 2Sam 22:19 = Ps 18:19 etc.; — distress, calamity (in poetry chiefly Wisdom Literature & late); Prov 17:5; Prov 27:10.

1. national calamity of Israel (apostate) Jer 18:17; Ezek 35:5; Obad 1:13 (3 t. in verse); of Egypt Jer 46:21 Moab Jer 48:16 Edom (עֵשָׂו ׳ א) Jer 49:8 Hazor Jer 49:32.
2. of righteous sufferer 2Sam 22:19 = Ps 18:19 compare אֵל ׳ א i.e. from God Job 31:23 & אָרְחוֺת אֵידָם Job 30:12 their calamitous paths (suffix reference to bereavement, pain, etc.)
3. often of wicked Job 18:12; Job 21:17; Job 31:3; Prov 1:26; Prov 1:27 (wisd. mocks at; || פַּחַד) Prov 6:15; Prov 24:22 also ׳ יוֺם א Deut 32:35; Job 21:30 (compare above 2Sam 22:19 = Ps 18:19; Prov 27:10; Jer 18:17; Jer 46:21; Obad 1:13 (3 t. in verse) where || יוֺם אֹבֶד יוֺם צָרה Jer 46:12 Jer 46:14, compare יוֺם יהוה Jer 46:15).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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