Hebrew · H134

אֶדֶן

A basis (of a building, a column, etc.)

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אֶדֶןH134
Pronunciationʾeden

What does אֶדֶן (ʾeden) mean in the Bible?

אֶדֶן (ʾeden): Structural foundation or socket that bears weight; metaphorically, basis or ground of stability

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Questions this entry answers

What does אֶדֶן (ʾeden) mean in the Bible?

אֶדֶן (ʾeden): Structural foundation or socket that bears weight; metaphorically, basis or ground of stability

How does the BSB render H134?

The BSB source-word alignment has 57 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include bases (31), and bases (5), - (4), The bases (4), . . . (3).

Where does אֶדֶן (ʾeden) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 26:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (51), Numbers (4), Job (1), Song Of Solomon (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
bases31×Exodus 26:19, Exodus 26:21, Exodus 26:25, Exodus 26:32
and basesExodus 35:11, Exodus 35:17, Exodus 39:33, Exodus 39:40
-Exodus 26:25, Exodus 36:24, Exodus 36:26, Exodus 36:30
The basesExodus 38:17, Exodus 38:27, Exodus 38:30, Exodus 38:31
. . .Exodus 26:25, Exodus 36:30
with their basesNumbers 3:37, Numbers 4:32
[and]Exodus 38:31
and the basesExodus 38:27
its basesExodus 40:18
per baseExodus 38:27
were its foundationsJob 38:6
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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowExodus 26:19
Aligned rows57
Books represented4
Exodus51Numbers4Job1Song Of Solomon1
Source forms
וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם9xwə·’aḏ·nê·hemExodus 27:12, Exodus 27:14, Exodus 27:15, Exodus 27:16
אַדְנֵי־5x’aḏ·nê-Exodus 26:19, Exodus 26:32, Exodus 36:24, Exodus 36:36
וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֥ם5xwə·’aḏ·nê·hemExodus 27:10, Exodus 36:38, Exodus 38:10, Exodus 38:11
אֲדָנִ֔ים4x’ă·ḏā·nîmExodus 26:21, Exodus 26:25, Exodus 36:26, Exodus 36:30
אֲדָנִ֛ים3x’ă·ḏā·nîmExodus 26:19, Exodus 36:24, Exodus 38:27
אֲדָנִ֗ים3x’ă·ḏā·nîmExodus 26:21, Exodus 26:25, Exodus 36:26
אַדְנֵ֣י2x’aḏ·nêExodus 38:27
אַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם2x’aḏ·nê·hemExodus 26:21, Exodus 36:26
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural19xExodus 26:25, Exodus 27:10, Exodus 27:11, Exodus 27:12
Noun - masculine plural15xExodus 26:19, Exodus 26:21, Exodus 26:25, Exodus 36:24
Noun - masculine plural construct11xExodus 26:19, Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 36:24
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular3xExodus 39:33, Numbers 3:36, Numbers 4:31
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular3xExodus 35:17, Exodus 39:40, Job 38:6
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural2xExodus 26:21, Exodus 36:26
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular2xExodus 35:11, Exodus 40:18
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural1xExodus 38:17
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