What does אֱדֹמִי mean in the Bible?
אֱדֹמִי is a Hebrew word meaning "an Edomite , or descendants from (or inhabitants of) Edom".
Hebrew · H130
אֱדֹמִי
An Edomite , or descendants from (or inhabitants of) Edom
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אֱדֹמִי H130
What does אֱדֹמִי mean in the Bible?
אֱדֹמִי is a Hebrew word meaning "an Edomite , or descendants from (or inhabitants of) Edom".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H130?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the Edomite (6), the Edomites (2), an Edomite (1), Edom (1), some Edomites (1).
Where does אֱדֹמִי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 23:7. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (4), 1 Kings (3), 2 Chronicles (2), Deuteronomy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the Edomite 6× 1 Samuel 21:7, 1 Samuel 22:9, 1 Samuel 22:18, 1 Samuel 22:22
the Edomites 2× 2 Chronicles 25:14, 2 Chronicles 28:17
an Edomite 1× Deuteronomy 23:7
Edom 1× 1 Kings 11:1
some Edomites 1× 1 Kings 11:17
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 23:7 אֲדֹמִ֔י to an Edomite Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Samuel 21:7 הָאֲדֹמִ֑י to the Edomite Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Samuel 22:9 הָאֲדֹמִ֗י to the Edomite Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Samuel 22:18 הָאֲדֹמִ֗י to the Edomite Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Samuel 22:22 הָאֲדֹמִ֔י to the Edomite Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Kings 11:1 אֲדֹ֣מִיֹּ֔ת to Edom Noun - proper - feminine plural 1 Kings 11:14 הָאֲדֹמִ֑י to the Edomite Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Kings 11:17 אֲדֹמִיִּ֜ים to some Edomites Noun - proper - masculine plural 2 Chronicles 25:14 אֲדוֹמִ֔ים to the Edomites Noun - proper - masculine plural 2 Chronicles 28:17 אֲדוֹמִ֖ים to The Edomites Noun - proper - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 23:7
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 5
Deuteronomy 1 1 Samuel 4 1 Kings 3 2 Chronicles 2 Psalms 1
Source forms
הָאֲדֹמִ֑י 2x hā·’ă·ḏō·mî 1 Samuel 21:7, 1 Kings 11:14
הָאֲדֹמִ֗י 2x hā·’ă·ḏō·mî 1 Samuel 22:9, 1 Samuel 22:18
אֲדוֹמִ֔ים 1x ’ă·ḏō·w·mîm 2 Chronicles 25:14
אֲדוֹמִ֖ים 1x ’ă·ḏō·w·mîm 2 Chronicles 28:17
אֲדֹמִ֔י 1x ’ă·ḏō·mî Deuteronomy 23:7
אֲדֹמִיִּ֜ים 1x ’ă·ḏō·mî·yîm 1 Kings 11:17
אֲדֹ֣מִיֹּ֔ת 1x ’ă·ḏō·mî·yōṯ 1 Kings 11:1
הָאֲדֹמִ֔י 1x hā·’ă·ḏō·mî 1 Samuel 22:22
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 6x 1 Samuel 21:7, 1 Samuel 22:9, 1 Samuel 22:18, 1 Samuel 22:22
Noun - proper - masculine plural 3x 1 Kings 11:17, 2 Chronicles 25:14, 2 Chronicles 28:17
Noun - proper - feminine plural 1x 1 Kings 11:1
Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 23:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. an Edomite , or descendants from (or inhabitants of) Edom
Source Gloss
an Edomite , or descendants from (or inhabitants of) Edom
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
an Edomite, or descendants from (or inhabitants of) Edom BDB: Edomite Usage: Edomite.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֱדֹמִי is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain