Help QuickNav Adv. Options
NIV

NIV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H5739 - ʿēḏer

Choose a new font size and typeface
עֵדֶר
Transliteration
ʿēḏer
Pronunciation
ay'-der
Listen
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1572a

Strong’s Definitions

עֵדֶר ʻêder, ay'-der; from H5737; an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals):—drove, flock, herd.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x

The KJV translates Strong's H5739 in the following manner: flock (32x), drove (4x), herds (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x
The KJV translates Strong's H5739 in the following manner: flock (32x), drove (4x), herds (2x).

  1. flock, herd

    1. flock

    2. herds, flocks and herds

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֵדֶר ʻêder, ay'-der; from H5737; an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals):—drove, flock, herd.
STRONGS H5739: Abbreviations
† I. עֵ֫דֶר noun masculineGenesis 29:2 flock, herd (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic עַדְרָא; on Greek Version of the LXX Γαδερ Genesis 35:16 (= HCT Genesis 35:21) see LagBN 76 f., who assigns ע׳ therefore, plausibly, to III. עדר (bdb072709), as lagging, loitering); — ע׳ absolute Genesis 32:17 (twice in verse) +, construct Songs 4:1 +; suffix עֶדְרוֺ Isaiah 40:11 +; plural עֲדָרִים Genesis 29:2 +, construct עֶדְרֵי Micah 5:7 +, etc.; —
1. flock:
a. of sheep, צאֹן ע׳ Genesis 29:2 (J), Micah 5:7, הַצ׳ ע׳ Joel 1:18; compare Genesis 29:2, 3, 8; Genesis 30:4 (all J), 1 Samuel 17:34; Jeremiah 51:23; Malachi 1:14; || צאֹן Ezekiel 34:12 (simile), Proverbs 27:23; + בְּהֵמָה 2 Chronicles 32:28; הָֽרְחֵלִים ע׳ Songs 6:6 = Songs 4:2 (insert probably הָֽר׳); sign of desolation Isaiah 17:2; Isaiah 32:14 (מִרְעֵה ע׳), Zephaniah 2:14; Jeremiah 6:3, of peace Jeremiah 31:24; in simile also Micah 2:12; Jeremiah 31:10; Psalm 78:52; figurative of Israel Isaiah 40:11; Jeremiah 13:20 (|| צאֹן), יהוה ע׳ Jeremiah 13:17, so עֶדְרוֺ Zechariah 10:3.
b. of goats, הָעִזִּים ע׳ Songs 4:1; Songs 6:5.
c. undefined Judges 5:16; Job 24:2; Songs 1:7.
2. herds, flocks and herds;
a. including sheep, cattle, etc., Genesis 32:17 (4 times in verse); Genesis 32:20 (compare Genesis 32:14; all E).
b. specifically בָקָר ע׳ Joel 1:18. — מִגְדַּלעֵֿדָר see above
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

29:2; 29:2; 29:2; 29:2; 29:3; 29:8; 30:4; 32:14; 32:17; 32:17; 32:20; 35:16; 35:21

Judges

5:16

1 Samuel

17:34

2 Chronicles

32:28

Job

24:2

Psalms

78:52

Proverbs

27:23

Song of Songs

1:7; 4:1; 4:1; 4:2; 6:5; 6:6

Isaiah

17:2; 32:14; 40:11; 40:11

Jeremiah

6:3; 13:17; 13:20; 31:10; 31:24; 51:23

Ezekiel

34:12

Joel

1:18; 1:18

Micah

2:12; 5:7; 5:7

Zephaniah

2:14

Zechariah

10:3

Malachi

1:14

H5739

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5739 matches the Hebrew עֵדֶר (ʿēḏer),
which occurs 39 times in 34 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:2 - There he saw a well in the open country, with three flocks of sheep lying near it because the flocks were watered from that well. The stone over the mouth of the well was large.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:3 - When all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone away from the well’s mouth and water the sheep. Then they would return the stone to its place over the mouth of the well.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:8 - “We can’t,” they replied, “until all the flocks are gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:40

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:40 - Jacob set apart the young of the flock by themselves, but made the rest face the streaked and dark-colored animals that belonged to Laban. Thus he made separate flocks for himself and did not put them with Laban’s animals.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:16 - He put them in the care of his servants, each herd by itself, and said to his servants, “Go ahead of me, and keep some space between the herds.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:19 - He also instructed the second, the third and all the others who followed the herds: “You are to say the same thing to Esau when you meet him.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:16 - Why did you stay among the sheep pens[fn] to hear the whistling for the flocks? In the districts of Reuben there was much searching of heart.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:34 - But David said to Saul, “Your servant has been keeping his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:28 - He also made buildings to store the harvest of grain, new wine and olive oil; and he made stalls for various kinds of cattle, and pens for the flocks.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:2 - There are those who move boundary stones; they pasture flocks they have stolen.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:52

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:52 - But he brought his people out like a flock; he led them like sheep through the wilderness.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:23 - Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:7 - Tell me, you whom I love, where you graze your flock and where you rest your sheep at midday. Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your friends?

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:1 - He: How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes behind your veil are doves. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from the hills of Gilead.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:2 - Your teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn, coming up from the washing. Each has its twin; not one of them is alone.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:5 - Turn your eyes from me; they overwhelm me. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from Gilead.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:6 - Your teeth are like a flock of sheep coming up from the washing. Each has its twin, not one of them is missing.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:2 - The cities of Aroer will be deserted and left to flocks, which will lie down, with no one to make them afraid.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:14 - The fortress will be abandoned, the noisy city deserted; citadel and watchtower will become a wasteland forever, the delight of donkeys, a pasture for flocks,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:11 - He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:3 - Shepherds with their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents around her, each tending his own portion.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:17 - If you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly, overflowing with tears, because the LORD’s flock will be taken captive.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:20 - Look up and see those who are coming from the north. Where is the flock that was entrusted to you, the sheep of which you boasted?

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:10 - “Hear the word of the LORD, you nations; proclaim it in distant coastlands: ‘He who scattered Israel will gather them and will watch over his flock like a shepherd.’

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:24 - People will live together in Judah and all its towns—farmers and those who move about with their flocks.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:23 - with you I shatter shepherd and flock, with you I shatter farmer and oxen, with you I shatter governors and officials.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:12 - As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:18 - How the cattle moan! The herds mill about because they have no pasture; even the flocks of sheep are suffering.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:12 - “I will surely gather all of you, Jacob; I will surely bring together the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in its pasture; the place will throng with people.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mic 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:8 - As for you, watchtower of the flock, stronghold[fn] of Daughter Zion, the former dominion will be restored to you; kingship will come to Daughter Jerusalem.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:8 - The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which mauls and mangles as it goes, and no one can rescue.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:14 - Flocks and herds will lie down there, creatures of every kind. The desert owl and the screech owl will roost on her columns. Their hooting will echo through the windows, rubble will fill the doorways, the beams of cedar will be exposed.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:3 - “My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders; for the LORD Almighty will care for his flock, the people of Judah, and make them like a proud horse in battle.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:14 - “Cursed is the cheat who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but then sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the LORD Almighty, “and my name is to be feared among the nations.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NIV
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NIV
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan