H5731 עֵדֶן (ʻÊden) ay'-den

Hebrew

Biblical Persons & Places

Eden Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.29.12; only referred to as Eden (עֵ֫דֶן); a son of Joah.

Eden Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.31.15; only referred to as Eden (עֵ֫דֶן).

Eden

A location in Mesopotamia(?) first mentioned at Gen.2.8; referred to as Eden (עֵ֫דֶן), or Edem (εδεμ).

Strong's Definition

Eden, the region of Adam's home

Derivation: the same as H5730 (עֵדֶן) (masculine);

KJV Usage: Eden.

TWOT Reference: 1568

Outline of Biblical Usage

Eden= "pleasure"

n pr m loc

1) the first habitat of man after the creation; site unknown

n pr m

2) a Gershonite Levite, son of Joah in the days of king Hezekiah of Judah

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G3857

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

עֵ֫דֶן (e.den) — Eden. A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.29.12; son of: Joah (H3098L) § Eden= "pleasure" a Gershonite Levite, son of Joah in the days of king Hezekiah of Judah

עֵ֫דֶן (e.den) — Eden.

§ Eden= "pleasure" the first habitat of man after the creation

עֵ֫דֶן (e.den) — Eden. A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.31.15 § Eden= "pleasure" the first habitat of man after the creation

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

עֵדֶן (H5730a · H5731)

noun m · עדן

Rejoice | noun m pl

delightful things = things or events that bring about extreme joy

2SA 1:24 · PSA 36:9 · JER 51:34

name · עדן

Names of Locations

Eden = location; ◄ in the east; ► place where God planted the garden in which he placed the first man and woman, until they were sent away; often used to denote the garden itself; ≈ associated with joy, fertility, and prosperity

GEN 2:8 · GEN 2:10 · GEN 2:15 · GEN 3:23 · GEN 3:24 · GEN 4:16 · ISA 51:3 · EZK 28:13 · EZK 31:9 · EZK 31:16 · EZK 31:18 · EZK 31:18 · EZK 36:35 · JOL 2:3

Names of People

Eden = man; ◄ son of Joah; descendant of Gershon; tribe of Levi

2CH 29:12 · 2CH 31:15

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

עֵ֫דֶן n.pr.m. Levite name 2 Ch 29:12 (𝔊 Ιω(α)δαν), 31:15 (𝔊 Οδαμ, 𝔊L Ιαδαν). done

עֵ֫דֶן n.pr.terr. (prob. associated by Heb. with I. עֵ֫דֶן);—district in which lay garden of י׳, home of Adam and Eve base

Bible Occurrences (15)

2:8 2:10 2:15 3:23 3:24 4:16

29:12 31:15

51:3

28:13 31:9 31:16 31:18 36:35

2:3

Genesis 2:8

And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.

Genesis 2:10

Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into... four headwaters:

Genesis 2:15

Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

Genesis 3:23

Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken -.

Genesis 3:24

So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.

Genesis 4:16

So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

2 Chronicles 29:12

Then the Levites set to work: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites...; Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites;

2 Chronicles 31:15

Under his authority, Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully distributed [portions] to their [fellow priests] in [their] cities..., according to their divisions, old [and] young alike.