What does מַעֲדָן mean in the Bible?
מַעֲדָן is a Hebrew word meaning "a delicacy or (abstractly) pleasure (adverbially, cheerfully)".
Hebrew · H4574
מַעֲדָן
A delicacy or (abstractly) pleasure (adverbially, cheerfully)
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מַעֲדָן H4574
What does מַעֲדָן mean in the Bible?
מַעֲדָן is a Hebrew word meaning "a delicacy or (abstractly) pleasure (adverbially, cheerfully)".
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How does the BSB render H4574?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include delicacies (2), delight (1).
Where does מַעֲדָן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 49:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (1), Lamentations (1), Proverbs (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 delicacies 2× Genesis 49:20, Lamentations 4:5
delight 1× Proverbs 29:17
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First aligned row Genesis 49:20
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Genesis 1 Proverbs 1 Lamentations 1
Source forms
לְמַ֣עֲדַנִּ֔ים 1x lə·ma·‘ă·ḏan·nîm Lamentations 4:5
מַֽעֲדַנֵּי־ 1x ma·‘ă·ḏan·nê- Genesis 49:20
מַעֲדַנִּ֣ים 1x ma·‘ă·ḏan·nîm Proverbs 29:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 1x Proverbs 29:17
Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Genesis 49:20
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural 1x Lamentations 4:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a delicacy or (abstractly) pleasure (adverbially, cheerfully)
Source Gloss
a delicacy or (abstractly) pleasure (adverbially, cheerfully)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a delicacy or (abstractly) pleasure (adverbially, cheerfully) BDB: dainty Usage: dainty, delicately, delight.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַעֲדָן is built from this root:
עָדַן H5727
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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