The meaning of “עֵדֶן”
Understanding ʻÊden reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
the same as עֵדֶן (masculine) Eden. - § Eden = "pleasure" - Eden, the region of Adam's home n pr m loc 1) the first habi...
עֵדֶן
the same as עֵדֶן (masculine) Eden. - § Eden = "pleasure" - Eden, the region of Adam's home n pr m loc 1) the first habitat of man after the creation; site unknown n pr m 2) a Gershonite Levite, son of Joah in the days of king Hezekiah of Judah
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 3:23 | “Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.” Word: עֵדֶן (ʻÊden) | |
| 2 Chronicles 31:15 | “And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:” Word: עֵדֶן (ʻÊden) | |
| Isaiah 51:3 | “For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.” Word: עֵדֶן (ʻÊden) | |
| Ezekiel 31:16 | “I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.” Word: עֵדֶן (ʻÊden) | |
| Joel 2:3 | “A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.” Word: עֵדֶן (ʻÊden) |
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