What does עֵדֶן mean in the Bible?
עֵדֶן is a Hebrew word meaning "pleasure".
Hebrew · H5730
עֵדֶן
Pleasure
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עֵדֶן H5730
What does עֵדֶן mean in the Bible?
עֵדֶן is a Hebrew word meaning "pleasure".
Full entry for עֵדֶן (H5730) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5730?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include luxury (1), of delights (1), this pleasure (1), with my delicacies (1).
Where does עֵדֶן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 18:12. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Samuel (1), Genesis (1), Jeremiah (1), Psalms (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 luxury 1× 2 Samuel 1:24
of delights 1× Psalms 36:8
this pleasure 1× Genesis 18:12
with my delicacies 1× Jeremiah 51:34
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 18:12 עֶדְנָ֔ה to this pleasure Noun - feminine singular 2 Samuel 1:24 עֲדָנִ֔ים to luxury Noun - masculine plural Psalms 36:8 עֲדָנֶ֣יךָ to of delights Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Jeremiah 51:34 מֵֽעֲדָנָ֑י to with my delicacies Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 18:12
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Genesis 1 2 Samuel 1 Psalms 1 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
מֵֽעֲדָנָ֑י 1x mê·‘ă·ḏā·nāy Jeremiah 51:34
עֶדְנָ֔ה 1x ‘eḏ·nāh Genesis 18:12
עֲדָנֶ֣יךָ 1x ‘ă·ḏā·ne·ḵā Psalms 36:8
עֲדָנִ֔ים 1x ‘ă·ḏā·nîm 2 Samuel 1:24
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 1x Genesis 18:12
Noun - masculine plural 1x 2 Samuel 1:24
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 36:8
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular 1x Jeremiah 51:34
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. pleasure
Source Gloss
pleasure
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
pleasure BDB: luxury Usage: delicate, delight, pleasure. See also 1040.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֵדֶן is built from this root:
עָדַן H5727
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