Strong's Lexicon

H5731

H5731 — עֵדֶן

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

HebrewEdennameOccurrences: 16TWOT: 1568

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5731
Word:עֵדֶן
Part of Speech:name
Etymology:the same as H5730 (masculine)
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:16
Transliteration:Eden
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:`Eden (ay'-den) n/p.
Meaning:1. Eden, the region of Adam's home
KJV Renderings:Eden.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5833

III. עֵ֫דֶן proper name [of a territory] (probably associated by Hebrew with I. עֵדֶן); — district in which lay garden of ׳ י home of Adam and Eve: וַיִּטַּע גַּןבְּֿעֵדֶן Gen 2:8, river ׳ יֹצֵא מֵע Gen 2:10, ׳ קִדְמַתעֿ Gen 4:16 ׳ גַּןעֿ Gen 2:15; Gen 3:23; Gen 3:24 (all ᵐ5 Εδεμ); compare ׳ כְּגַןעֿ Ezek 36:35; Joel 2:3 and ׳ כְּע Isa 51:3 (|| ׳ גַּןיֿ), all simile of fertility; גַּןאֱֿלֹהִים ׳ ע Ezek 28:13, אֲשֶׁר בְּגַן הָאֱלֹהַים ׳ עֲצֵי ע Ezek 31:9, ׳ עֲצֵי ע Ezek 31:16 Ezek 31:18, Ezek 31:18 ( ᵐ5 Ezekiel Joel ἡ τρυφή; Isaiah παράδεισος).


Other Resources

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

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