What does עֲדִי (ʿădiy) mean in the Bible?
עֲדִי (ʿădiy): External adornments that mark status or excellence; moves from physical ornaments to figurative beauty or distinction
Hebrew · H5716
עֲדִי
Finery ; generally an outfit ; specifically, a headstall
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עֲדִי H5716
Pronunciation ʿădiy
What does עֲדִי (ʿădiy) mean in the Bible?
עֲדִי (ʿădiy): External adornments that mark status or excellence; moves from physical ornaments to figurative beauty or distinction
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5716?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (2), ornaments (2), any of his jewelry (1), as jewelry (1), her jewelry (1).
Where does עֲדִי (ʿădiy) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 33:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (5), Exodus (3), Jeremiah (2), Psalms (2).
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 . . . 2× Psalms 32:9, Ezekiel 16:7
ornaments 2× 2 Samuel 1:24, Ezekiel 7:20
any of his jewelry 1× Exodus 33:4
as jewelry 1× Isaiah 49:18
her jewelry 1× Jeremiah 2:32
jewelry 1× Jeremiah 4:30
of their jewelry 1× Exodus 33:6
things 1× Psalms 103:5
very beautiful 1× Ezekiel 16:7
with jewelry 1× Ezekiel 23:40
you with jewelry 1× Ezekiel 16:11
your jewelry 1× Exodus 33:5
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 33:4 עֶדְי֖וֹ to any of his jewelry Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 33:5 עֶדְיְךָ֙ to your jewelry Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Exodus 33:6 עֶדְיָ֖ם to of their jewelry Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 2 Samuel 1:24 עֲדִ֣י to ornaments Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 32:9 עֶדְי֣וֹ to . . . Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Psalms 103:5 עֶדְיֵ֑ךְ to things Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Isaiah 49:18 כָּעֲדִ֣י to as jewelry Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 2:32 עֶדְיָ֔הּ to her jewelry Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Jeremiah 4:30 עֲדִי־ to jewelry Noun - masculine singular construct Ezekiel 7:20 עֶדְיוֹ֙ to ornaments Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 33:4
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 6
Exodus 3 2 Samuel 1 Psalms 2 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 5
Source forms
בַּעֲדִ֣י 1x ba·‘ă·ḏî Ezekiel 16:7
כָּעֲדִ֣י 1x kā·‘ă·ḏî Isaiah 49:18
עֲדִ֣י 1x ‘ă·ḏî 2 Samuel 1:24
עֶ֑דִי 1x ‘e·ḏî Ezekiel 16:11
עֲדִי־ 1x ‘ă·ḏî- Jeremiah 4:30
עֶֽדִי׃ 1x ‘e·ḏî Ezekiel 23:40
עֶדְיָ֔הּ 1x ‘eḏ·yāh Jeremiah 2:32
עֶדְי֖וֹ 1x ‘eḏ·yōw Exodus 33:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x Exodus 33:4, Psalms 32:9, Ezekiel 7:20
Noun - masculine singular 2x Ezekiel 16:11, Ezekiel 23:40
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x 2 Samuel 1:24, Jeremiah 4:30
Noun - masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 16:7
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular 1x Psalms 103:5
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Exodus 33:5
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 2:32
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Exodus 33:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. External adornments that mark status or excellence; moves from physical ornaments to figurative beauty or distinction
Source Gloss
finery ; generally an outfit ; specifically, a headstall
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
External adornments that mark status or excellence; moves from physical ornaments to figurative beauty or distinction
finery; generally an outfit; specifically, a headstall BDB: ornaments Usage: × excellent, mouth, ornament.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G78 LXX equivalent Greek
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