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עֵדֶן

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Eden

H5730 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

A state of pleasure, delight, or luxury; the noun עֵדֶן most often conveys the concept of a place or condition characterized by abundant joy, fertility, and pleasantness. While it frequently denotes "delight" or "pleasure," it can refer both to an abstract quality (delightfulness) and, in personal or toponymic usage, to a specific person or location associated with delight (such as the well-known 'garden of Eden'—i.e., 'garden of delight').

Semantic Range

delight, pleasure, luxury, pleasant state, place associated with abundance or fertility, personal name, toponym (place name)

Root / Etymology

From the root ע-ד-ן (עדן), which expresses the sense 'to be soft, delightful, or delicate.' The noun עֵדֶן (ʻêden) arises from this root and concretizes the notion of pleasure or delight. The feminine form, עֶדְנָה (ʻednāh), carries a similar meaning. The personal and place names (e.g., 'Beit Eden') apply this semantic field in proper nouns.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The term עֵדֶן is most famously used in Genesis to describe the 'garden of Eden' (גן עדן), a locale portrayed as supremely fertile and pleasant. In biblical usage, it can be both a common noun ('delight') and a personal or place name (e.g., in the genealogies or in 2 Kings 19:12 as a region associated with luxury and cultivation). The word itself does not inherently imply a future state or theological concept, but refers to conditions of natural or social abundance. Later translations (especially after the Second Temple period) associated Eden with paradise, but such uses postdate the original biblical context. In various periods, the term retained its abstract sense of delight, with later Jewish literature (and Christian translations) giving Eden mystical or eschatological meanings. Adjectival and feminine forms carry over the root sense of delight but are less common in the biblical corpus.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or (feminine) עֶדְנָה; from עָדַן; pleasure; delicate, delight, pleasure. See also בֵּית עֵדֶן.

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Root Family

עדן (ʿ-d-n) — delicacy, softness, delight, luxuriant pleasure

Root עדן to be delicate, to be soft, to take delight
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4574 מַעֲדָן luxury delicacies
H5719 עָדִין delicate woman
H5720 עָדִין Delicate One
H5721 עֲדִינָא Refined-one
H5722 עֲדִינוֹ Adino

Word Forms

5 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H5730-04 עֶדְנָ֔ה edenah HNcfsa pleasure delightfulness delightfulness 1
H5730-02 עֲדָנִ֔ים adanim HNcmpa delights foundation sockets delights 1
H5730-05 מֵֽ/עֲדָנָ֑/י meadanay HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cs my-delicacies my delights my delights 1
H5730-03 עֶ֑דֶן eden HNp Eden Delight-Land Eden 1
H5730-01 עֲדָנֶ֣י/ךָ adaneykha HNcmpc/Sp2ms of-your-delights your delights your delights 1

Occurrences in Scripture

5 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H5730-04 Genesis 18:12 עֶדְנָ֔ה edenah HNcfsa pleasure delightfulness delightfulness
H5730-02 2 Samuel 1:24 עֲדָנִ֔ים adanim HNcmpa delights foundation sockets delights
H5730-05 Jeremiah 51:34 מֵֽ/עֲדָנָ֑/י meadanay HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cs my-delicacies my delights my delights
H5730-03 Amos 1:5 עֶ֑דֶן eden HNp Eden Delight-Land Eden
H5730-01 Psalms 36:9 עֲדָנֶ֣י/ךָ adaneykha HNcmpc/Sp2ms of-your-delights your delights your delights
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