HebrewH0123Noun

אֱדוֹם

e.dom

83Occurrences
H0123Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him

or (fully) אֱדוֹם ; from H122 (אָדֹם); red (see Genesis 25:25);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
Edom = "red" land of Edom, Idumea-land south and south east of Palestine

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

N:N--L

Full Description

N:N--L

Occurrences

אֱדוֹם appears 83 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
11
2 Kings
10
Numbers
9
Jeremiah
7
1 Chronicles
6
2 Chronicles
6
Ezk
6
Amos
5

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:43BSB

These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.

2 Chronicles 8:17BSB

Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom.

Amos 9:12BSB

that they may possess the remnant of Edomand all the nations that bear My name,”declares the LORD, who will do this.

Genesis 36:21BSB

Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.

Jeremiah 49:20BSB

Therefore hear the plansthat the LORD has drawn up against Edomand the strategies He has devisedagainst the people of Teman:Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away;certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.