Original Word: אִדַּר
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: iddar
Pronunciation: id-dawr
Phonetic Spelling: (id-dar')
Definition: ample, a threshing-floor
Meaning: The term "ample" or "a threshing-floor," indicating a place where grain is threshed and winnowed.

Word Origin: Aramaic; akin to the Hebrew root דּוּר (dur), which means to heap up or pile.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 257 (ἄλων, alon): A threshing-floor.
• Strong's Greek Number 2575 (ἀλώνιον, alonion): A threshing-floor, a place where grain is threshed.

The concept of a threshing-floor, both in Hebrew and Greek, underscores its agricultural and symbolic importance in biblical literature, serving as a metaphor for divine judgment and purification.

Usage: The word אִדַּר is used in the context of describing a threshing-floor, a significant agricultural site in ancient times where harvested grain was processed.

Context: אִדַּר (iddar) appears in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament, specifically in the book of Daniel. The threshing-floor was a central part of agricultural life in the ancient Near East, serving as the location where grain was separated from chaff. This process was crucial for food production and storage. The term "ample" suggests a spacious and sufficient area for such activities, highlighting the importance of having a large enough space to efficiently carry out the threshing process. In the biblical context, the threshing-floor also holds symbolic significance, often representing judgment or separation, as seen in various prophetic and poetic passages.

Word Origin
(Aramaic) of foreign origin
Definition
a threshing floor
NASB Translation
threshing floors (1).

[אִדַּר K^{§ 59 c})] noun masculine threshing-floor (ᵑ7 id., Syr; , compare Christian-Palestinian Aramaic Schulth^Lex.3; hence Arabic as loan-word Frä¹³⁶; conjectures on etymology Lag^{Ges. Abh. 10} Hoffm^{LCB 1882, 320} Jen^{ZA vii (1892). 216}); — plural construct אִדְּרֵיקַֿיִט Daniel 2:35.

threshing floor

(Aramaic) intensive, from a root corresponding to 'adar; ample, i.e. A threshing-floor -- threshingfloor.

see HEBREW 'adar

אִדְּרֵי־ אדרי־ ’id·də·rê- ’iddərê- iddereiInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts