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Lexicon :: Strong's H123 - 'ĕḏōm

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אֱדֹם
Transliteration
'ĕḏōm
Pronunciation
ed-ome'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 26e

Strong’s Definitions

אֱדֹם ʼĔdôm, ed-ome'; or (fully) אֱדוֹם ʼĔdôwm ; from H122; red (see Genesis 25:25); Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him:—Edom, Edomites, Idumea.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 100x

The KJV translates Strong's H123 in the following manner: Edom (87x), Edomites (9x), Idumea (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 100x
The KJV translates Strong's H123 in the following manner: Edom (87x), Edomites (9x), Idumea (4x).

  1. Edom = "red"

    1. Edom

    2. Edomite, Idumean - descendants of Esau

    3. land of Edom, Idumea - land south and south east of Palestine

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֱדֹם ʼĔdôm, ed-ome'; or (fully) אֱדוֹם ʼĔdôwm ; from H122; red (see Genesis 25:25); Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him:—Edom, Edomites, Idumea.
STRONGS H123: Abbreviations
† אֱדֹם noun [masculine] name of a condiment (Arabic إِدَامٌ see Anderson in Di; compare Assyrian adumatu ? DlW) הָאֱ׳ Genesis 25:30 (twice in verse) (J; so read for הָאָ׳ MT; see Di).

אֱדוֺם (†אֱדֹם Ezekiel 25:14) proper name, masculine.
1. Edom (name of a god ? see StaG. 1, 121 RSSem 43; see n.pr. עבדאדם; but BaeRel 10 thinks dialect variant reading of אָדָם, בני אדום = בְנֵי אָדָם) = Esau, elder son of Isaac Genesis 25:30 (J) (where etymology = red, compare Genesis 25:25 (E ?) & below אַדְמוֺנִי Genesis 36:1, 8, 19 (P).
2. collective (masculine but feminine Malachi 1:4) Edomites, Idumeans as descendants of Esau Genesis 36:9, 43 (P); also 1 Samuel 14:47 + 31 times + 2 Samuel 8:13 (for MT ארם; Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version see 1 Chronicles 18:12; Psalm 60:2, We Dr); perhaps also Psalm 60:12 (Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version 1 Chronicles 18:11; MT ארם but see We Dr); also 2 Chronicles 20:2 (see Berthau); א׳ = king of Edom Numbers 20:18, 20, 21; in poetry בְּנֵי א׳ Psalm 137:7 בַּת א׳ Lamentations 4:21, 22
3. land of Edom, Idumaea feminine Ezekiel 32:29; Ezekiel 35:15; and Ezekiel 36:5) south & southeast of Palestine Genesis 36:32, 43 + 32 times (including שְׂדֵה א׳ Genesis 32:4; [Genesis 32:3; אֶרֶץ א׳ Genesis 36:16, 17, 21, 31; Numbers 20:23; Numbers 21:4; Numbers 33:37 +); — uncertain weather 2 or 3 are Exodus 15:15; Numbers 20:14; Numbers 24:18 + 9 times (chiefly in מֶלֶח א׳ etc.) **See now FBuhlGeschichte. d. Edomiter (1893).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

25:25; 25:30; 25:30; 32:3; 36:1; 36:8; 36:9; 36:16; 36:17; 36:19; 36:21; 36:31; 36:32; 36:43; 36:43

Exodus

15:15

Numbers

20:14; 20:18; 20:20; 20:21; 20:23; 21:4; 24:18; 33:37

1 Samuel

14:47

2 Samuel

8:13

1 Chronicles

18:11; 18:12

2 Chronicles

20:2

Psalms

60:2; 60:12; 137:7

Lamentations

4:21; 4:22

Ezekiel

25:14; 32:29; 35:15; 36:5

Malachi

1:4

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Strong's Number H123 matches the Hebrew אֱדֹם ('ĕḏōm),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in '2Ki' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:8 - Then he said, "By which way shall we march?" Jeho'ram answered, "By the way of the wilderness of Edom."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:9 - So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom. And when they had made a circuitous march of seven days, there was no water for the army or for the beasts which followed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:12 - And Jehosh'aphat said, "The word of the LORD is with him." So the king of Israel and Jehosh'aphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 3:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:20 - The next morning, about the time of offering the sacrifice, behold, water came from the direction of Edom, till the country was filled with water.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 3:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:26 - When the king of Moab saw that the battle was going against him, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through, opposite the king of Edom; but they could not.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 8:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:20 - In his days Edom revolted from the rule of Judah, and set up a king of their own.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 8:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:21 - Then Joram passed over to Za'ir with all his chariots, and rose by night, and he and his chariot commanders smote the E'domites who had surrounded him; but his army fled home.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 8:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:22 - So Edom revolted from the rule of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:7 - He killed ten thousand E'domites in the Valley of Salt and took Sela by storm, and called it Jok'the-el, which is its name to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:10 - You have indeed smitten Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Be content with your glory, and stay at home; for why should you provoke trouble so that you fall, you and Judah with you?"
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