HebrewH5740Proper Noun (Masculine)
עֵ֫דֶר
e.der
“Eder”
3Occurrences
H5740Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Eder, the name of an Israelite and of two places in Palestine
the same as H5739 (עֵדֶר);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at ; son of: Mushi (H4187); brother of: Mahli (H4249H) and Jerimoth (H3406K) § Eder = "a flock" a Merarite Levite in the time of David
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
עֵ֫דֶר appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Chronicles
2
Joshua
1
Key Passages
1 Chronicles 23:23BSB
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth —three in all.
1 Chronicles 24:30BSB
And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.These were the sons of the Levites, according to their families.
Joshua 15:21BSB
These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom:Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
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