Strong's Definition
by transitive from 6029; a bond, i.e. group
KJV Usage: influence
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
מַעֲדַנּוֹת (ma.a.dan.nah) — bond. bonds, bands
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f · ענד
Attach | ≈ מֹשְׁכֹות
chains, bands (of Pleiades) literally: cords; hence: the unseen cords that hold the stars in a constellation together
1 1SA 15:32 CEV | NJPS "with faltering steps" NJB "unsteadily" NRSV "haltingly" REB "with faltering step" GNT "trembling" | RSV ESV "cheerfully" NIV "confidently"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מַעֲדַנּוֹת n.f.pl. bonds, bands base