◄ 5730. eden ►
Strong's Lexicon eden: Delight, Pleasure Original Word: עֵדֶן Part of Speech: Noun Transliteration: `eden Pronunciation: ay'-den Phonetic Spelling: (ay'-den) Definition: pleasure Meaning: The term עֵדֶן (Eden) is primarily understood to mean "pleasure" or "delight." It is often associated with a state of bliss or enjoyment. Word Origin: Derived from the root עָדַן (adan), which means to luxuriate or delight oneself. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • While there is no direct Greek equivalent for עֵדֶן (Eden) in the Strong's Concordance, the concept of bondage or captivity, which contrasts with the freedom and delight of Eden, is captured in Strong's Greek Number G1199: δεσμός (desmos), meaning "bond" or "chain." This term is used metaphorically in the New Testament to describe spiritual or physical captivity, highlighting the contrast between the bondage of sin and the freedom found in divine grace and redemption. Usage: The word עֵדֶן is most famously used in the context of the Garden of Eden, a place of perfect harmony and delight created by God for the first humans, Adam and Eve. It is a symbol of paradise and divine provision. Context: • The term עֵדֶן (Eden) appears in the Hebrew Bible as a geographical location, specifically the Garden of Eden, described in Genesis 2:8-15. This garden is depicted as a place of abundant resources, beauty, and divine presence, where the first humans lived in a state of innocence and communion with God. • The Garden of Eden is characterized by its lush vegetation, the presence of the Tree of Life, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. It is watered by a river that divides into four headwaters, symbolizing the life-giving and sustaining nature of this divine habitat. • Theologically, Eden represents the ideal state of creation, unmarred by sin and death. It serves as a prototype of the ultimate restoration and redemption that is anticipated in eschatological visions of a new heaven and a new earth. • The narrative of Eden also introduces the concept of human responsibility and free will, as Adam and Eve are given the freedom to enjoy the garden but are commanded not to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Their eventual disobedience leads to their expulsion from Eden, marking the beginning of humanity's fallen state. • In later biblical literature and interpretations, Eden is often referenced as a symbol of lost innocence and the hope for future restoration. It is a motif that recurs in prophetic and apocalyptic writings, where the return to an Edenic state is envisioned as part of God's redemptive plan. Brown-Driver-Briggs I. [עֵ֫דֶן] noun [masculine] luxury, dainty, delight; — plural absolute עֲדָנִים luxuries 2 Samuel 1:24 Si versa l. (read perhapsסְדִינִים [see סָדִין] Klo Gr HPS); plural suffix Jeremiah 51:34 he hath filled his belly מֵעֲדָנָ֑י from my dainties (figurative of Nebuchadnezzar's plunder; Gie reads מַעֲדַגָּ֑י); ᵑ7 Gf Rothst join with following: from my dainties hath he thrust me forth; figurative of delights of worshipping ׳י, נַחַל עֲדֶנֶיךָ Psalm 36:9 ׅ "" (דֶּשֶׁן כֵּיתֶ֑ךָ. עֶדְנָה noun feminine delight; — Genesis 18:12 (sexual). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance delicate, delight, pleasure Or (feminine) aednah {ed-naw'}; from adan; pleasure -- delicate, delight, pleasure. See also Beyth 'Eden. see HEBREW adan see HEBREW Beyth 'Eden Forms and Transliterations מֵֽעֲדָנָ֑י מעדני עֲדָנִ֔ים עֲדָנֶ֣יךָ עֶ֑דֶן עֶדְנָ֔ה עדן עדנה עדניך עדנים ‘ă·ḏā·ne·ḵā ‘ă·ḏā·nîm ‘ăḏāneḵā ‘ăḏānîm ‘e·ḏen ‘eḏ·nāh ‘eḏen ‘eḏnāh adaNeicha adaNim Eden edNah mê‘ăḏānāy mê·‘ă·ḏā·nāy meadaNai Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 18:12 HEB: הָֽיְתָה־ לִּ֣י עֶדְנָ֔ה וַֽאדֹנִ֖י זָקֵֽן׃ KJV: I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord INT: have become have have pleasure my lord being 2 Samuel 1:24 HEB: שָׁנִי֙ עִם־ עֲדָנִ֔ים הַֽמַּעֲלֶה֙ עֲדִ֣י NAS: Who clothed you luxuriously in scarlet, KJV: you in scarlet, with [other] delights, who put INT: scarlet you luxuriously put ornaments Psalm 36:8 HEB: בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ וְנַ֖חַל עֲדָנֶ֣יךָ תַשְׁקֵֽם׃ NAS: of the river of Your delights. KJV: of the river of thy pleasures. INT: of your house of the river of your delights drink Jeremiah 51:34 HEB: מִלָּ֥א כְרֵשׂ֖וֹ מֵֽעֲדָנָ֑י [הֱדִיחָנוּ כ] NAS: his stomach with my delicacies; He has washed me away. KJV: his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out. INT: has filled his stomach my delicacies cast out Amos 1:5 HEB: שֵׁ֖בֶט מִבֵּ֣ית עֶ֑דֶן וְגָל֧וּ עַם־ INT: the scepter the house delicate will go the people 5 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 5730 5 Occurrences ‘ă·ḏā·ne·ḵā — 1 Occ. ‘ă·ḏā·nîm — 1 Occ. ‘e·ḏen — 1 Occ. ‘eḏ·nāh — 1 Occ. mê·‘ă·ḏā·nāy — 1 Occ.