5738. Eder
Strong's Lexicon
Eder: Eder

Original Word: עֶדֶר
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: `Eder
Pronunciation: AY-der
Phonetic Spelling: (eh'-der)
Definition: Eder
Meaning: Eder

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root עָדַר (adar), meaning "to arrange" or "to muster."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the Hebrew name Eder in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew texts.

Usage: The name "Eder" is used in the Bible as a proper noun, referring to a specific location and a person. It is associated with a tower or a place of gathering, reflecting its root meaning of arrangement or mustering.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, names often carried significant meanings and were sometimes indicative of the role or characteristic of a place or person. The name Eder, meaning "flock" or "herd," suggests a place where flocks were gathered or a person associated with such activities. The cultural context of shepherding and pastoral life in ancient Israel is essential to understanding the significance of such names.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from adar
Definition
a Benjamite
NASB Translation
Eder (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[עֶ֫דֶר] proper name, masculine a Benjamite, עָ֑דֶר 1 Chronicles 8:15; ᵐ5 Ωδηδ, A Ωδερ, ᵐ5L Αδαρ.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Ader

From adar; an arrangement (i.e. Drove); Eder, an Israelite -- Ader.

see HEBREW adar

Forms and Transliterations
וָעָֽדֶר׃ ועדר׃ vaAder wā‘āḏer wā·‘ā·ḏer
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 8:15
HEB: וּזְבַדְיָ֥ה וַעֲרָ֖ד וָעָֽדֶר׃
NAS: Zebadiah, Arad, Eder,
KJV: And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,
INT: Zebadiah Arad Eder

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 5738
1 Occurrence


wā·‘ā·ḏer — 1 Occ.















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