Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5730 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עֵדֶן עֶדנָה |
| Part of Speech: | n-e. |
| Etymology: | from H5727 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | eden |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `eden (ay'-den) (or (feminine) aednah {ed-naw'}) n-e. |
| Meaning: | 1. pleasure |
| KJV Renderings: | delicate, delight, pleasure. See also H1040. |
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I. [עֵ֫דֶן] noun [masculine] luxury, dainty, delight; — plural absolute עֲדָנִים luxuries 2Sam 1:24 Si versa l. (read perhapsסְדִינִים [see סָדִין] Klo Gr HPS); plural suffix Jer 51:34 he hath filled his belly מֵעֲדָנָ֑י from my dainties (figurative of Nebuchadnezzar's plunder; Gie reads מַעֲדַגָּ֑י); ᵑ7 Gf Rothst join with following: from my dainties hath he thrust me forth; figurative of delights of worshipping ׳ י, נַחַל עֲדֶנֶיךָ Ps 36:9 ׅ || (דֶּשֶׁן כֵּיתֶ֑ךָ.
עֶדְנָה noun feminine delight; — Gen 18:12 (sexual).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
