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Eder

עֵ֫דֶרStrong’s H5740

eder (e-der)

Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Eder is the Hebrew word usually translated “eder”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.

“And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,”
Joshua 15:21 KJV
Meaning
  1. A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.23.23
  2. § Eder = "a flock"
How it's translated
  • and eder 3

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Chronicles 2
  • Joshua 1

2 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

עֵ֫דֶר eder · Eder

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.23.23; son of: Mushi (H4187); brother of: Mahli (H4249H) and Jerimoth (H3406K) § Eder = "a flock" a Merarite Levite in the time of David

עֵ֫דֶר eder · Eder

§ Eder = "a flock" a town in the extreme south of Judah on the border of Edom

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.