Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5872 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עֵין גֶּדִי |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | from H5869 and H1423 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | Eyn |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `Eyn Gediy (ane geh'-dee) n/l. |
| Meaning: | 1. fountain of a kid 2. En-Gedi, a place in Israel |
| KJV Renderings: | En-gedi. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
עֵין גֶּ֫דִי proper name [of a location] Ενγαδδει, etc.; — עֵין גֶּ֑דִי מְצָדֹת 1Sam 23:29, ׳ מִדְבַּר ע 1Sam 24:1, ׳ כַּרְמֵי ע Song 1:14 ׳ ע=חַצְצוֺן תָּמָר (q. v.) according to 2Chr 20:2 עֵין גֶּ֨דִי֨ Ezek 47:10 modern ±Ain ³idî , on West shore of Dead Sea, GASmGeogr.269 f, 512 BuhlGeogr. 41.164 f.
