What does עֵדֶר mean in the Bible?
e. muster (of animals)".
Hebrew · H5739
עֵדֶר
An arrangement , i.e. muster (of animals)
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עֵדֶר H5739
What does עֵדֶר mean in the Bible?
עֵדֶר is a Hebrew word meaning "an arrangement , i.e. muster (of animals)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5739?
The BSB source-word alignment has 38 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the flocks (4), the herds (3), . . . (2), are like a flock (2), flocks (2).
Where does עֵדֶר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 29:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (10), Jeremiah (6), Song Of Solomon (5), Isaiah (3).
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 flocks 4× Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:8, Song Of Solomon 1:7, Joel 1:18
the herds 3× Genesis 32:16, Genesis 32:19, Joel 1:18
. . . 2× Genesis 32:16
are like a flock 2× Song Of Solomon 4:2, Song Of Solomon 6:6
flocks 2× Genesis 29:2, Job 24:2
for the flocks 2× Judges 5:16, 2 Chronicles 32:28
herds 2× Genesis 32:16, Zephaniah 2:14
His flock 2× Isaiah 40:11, Zechariah 10:3
is like a flock 2× Song Of Solomon 4:1, Song Of Solomon 6:5
like a flock 2× Psalms 78:52, Micah 2:12
[keeps] his flock 1× Jeremiah 31:10
among flocks 1× Micah 5:8
and his flock 1× Jeremiah 51:23
and their flocks 1× Jeremiah 6:3
flock 1× Jeremiah 13:17
for flocks 1× Isaiah 32:14
from the flock 1× 1 Samuel 17:34
in his flock 1× Malachi 1:14
is the flock 1× Jeremiah 13:20
sheep 1× Ezekiel 34:12
stock 1× Genesis 30:40
the sheep 1× Genesis 29:2
to the flocks 1× Isaiah 17:2
to your herds 1× Proverbs 27:23
with the flocks 1× Jeremiah 31:24
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 29:2 עֶדְרֵי־ to flocks Noun - masculine plural construct Genesis 29:2 הָעֲדָרִ֑ים to the sheep Article | Noun - masculine plural Genesis 29:3 הָעֲדָרִ֗ים to the flocks Article | Noun - masculine plural Genesis 29:8 הָ֣עֲדָרִ֔ים to the flocks Article | Noun - masculine plural Genesis 30:40 עֲדָרִים֙ to stock Noun - masculine plural Genesis 32:16 עֵ֥דֶר to herds Noun - masculine singular Genesis 32:16 עֵ֖דֶר to . . . Noun - masculine singular Genesis 32:16 עֵ֖דֶר to the herds Noun - masculine singular Genesis 32:16 עֵֽדֶר׃ to . . . Noun - masculine singular Genesis 32:19 הָעֲדָרִ֖ים to the herds Article | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 29:2
Aligned rows 38
Books represented 16
Genesis 10 Judges 1 1 Samuel 1 2 Chronicles 1 Job 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1 Song Of Solomon 5 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 6 Ezekiel 1 Joel 2 Micah 2 Zephaniah 1 Zechariah 1 Malachi 1
Source forms
כְּעֵ֣דֶר 4x kə·‘ê·ḏer Song Of Solomon 4:1, Song Of Solomon 4:2, Song Of Solomon 6:5, Song Of Solomon 6:6
עֵ֥דֶר 3x ‘ê·ḏer Genesis 32:16, Job 24:2, Jeremiah 13:17
עֵ֖דֶר 2x ‘ê·ḏer Genesis 32:16
עֶדְרֵ֥י 2x ‘eḏ·rê Song Of Solomon 1:7, Joel 1:18
עֲדָרִים֙ 2x ‘ă·ḏā·rîm Genesis 30:40, Zephaniah 2:14
בַּעֵֽדֶר׃ 1x ba·‘ê·ḏer Jeremiah 31:24
בְּעֶדְרוֹ֙ 1x bə·‘eḏ·rōw Malachi 1:14
בְּעֶדְרֵי 1x bə·ʿɛḏ·rē Micah 5:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 5x Genesis 32:16, Job 24:2
Article | Noun - masculine plural 4x Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:8, Genesis 32:19
Noun - masculine plural 4x Genesis 30:40, Judges 5:16, Isaiah 32:14, Zephaniah 2:14
Noun - masculine plural construct 4x Genesis 29:2, Song Of Solomon 1:7, Joel 1:18
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 4x Isaiah 40:11, Jeremiah 31:10, Ezekiel 34:12, Zechariah 10:3
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Song Of Solomon 4:1, Song Of Solomon 6:5, Song Of Solomon 6:6
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 2x Song Of Solomon 4:2, Micah 2:12
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural 2x Proverbs 27:23, Isaiah 17:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. an arrangement , i.e. muster (of animals)
Source Gloss
an arrangement , i.e. muster (of animals)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals) BDB: flock Usage: drove, flock, herd.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֵדֶר is built from this root:
עֲדַר H5737
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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