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Lexicon :: Strong's H5739 - ʿēḏer

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עֵדֶר
Transliteration
ʿēḏer
Pronunciation
ay'-der
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:2 - As he looked, he saw a well in the field, and lo, three flocks of sheep lying beside it; for out of that well the flocks were watered. The stone on the well's mouth was large,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:3 - and when all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would roll the stone from the mouth of the well, and water the sheep, and put the stone back in its place upon the mouth of the well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:8 - But they said, "We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together, and the stone is rolled from the mouth of the well; then we water the sheep."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:40

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:40 - And Jacob separated the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the striped and all the black in the flock of Laban; and he put his own droves apart, and did not put them with Laban's flock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:16 - These he delivered into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself, and said to his servants, "Pass on before me, and put a space between drove and drove."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:19 - He likewise instructed the second and the third and all who followed the droves, "You shall say the same thing to Esau when you meet him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:16 - Why did you tarry among the sheepfolds, to hear the piping for the flocks? Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:34 - But David said to Saul, "Your servant used to keep sheep for his father; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb from the flock,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:28 - storehouses also for the yield of grain, wine, and oil; and stalls for all kinds of cattle, and sheepfolds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:2 - Men remove landmarks; they seize flocks and pasture them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:52

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:52 - Then he led forth his people like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:23 - Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds;

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:7 - Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you pasture your flock, where you make it lie down at noon; for why should I be like one who wanders beside the flocks of your companions?

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:1 - Behold, you are beautiful, my love, behold, you are beautiful! Your eyes are doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats, moving down the slopes of Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:2 - Your teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes that have come up from the washing, all of which bear twins, and not one among them is bereaved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:5 - Turn away your eyes from me, for they disturb me--Your hair is like a flock of goats, moving down the slopes of Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:6 - Your teeth are like a flock of ewes, that have come up from the washing, all of them bear twins, not one among them is bereaved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:2 - Her cities will be deserted for ever; they will be for flocks, which will lie down, and none will make them afraid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:14 - For the palace will be forsaken, the populous city deserted; the hill and the watchtower will become dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:11 - He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arms, he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:3 - Shepherds with their flocks shall come against her; they shall pitch their tents around her, they shall pasture, each in his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:17 - But if you will not listen, my soul will weep in secret for your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears, because the LORD's flock has been taken captive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:20 - "Lift up your eyes and see those who come from the north. Where is the flock that was given you, your beautiful flock?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:10 - "Hear the word of the LORD, O nations, and declare it in the coastlands afar off; say, 'He who scattered Israel will gather him, and will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:24 - And Judah and all its cities shall dwell there together, and the farmers and those who wander with their flocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:23 - with you I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; with you I break in pieces the farmer and his team; with you I break in pieces governors and commanders.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:12 - As a shepherd seeks out his flock when some of his sheep have been scattered abroad, so will I seek out my sheep; and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:18 - How the beasts groan! The herds of cattle are perplexed because there is no pasture for them; even the flocks of sheep are dismayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:12 - I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob, I will gather the remnant of Israel; I will set them together like sheep in a fold, like a flock in its pasture, a noisy multitude of men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:8 - And you, O tower of the flock, hill of the daughter of Zion, to you shall it come, the former dominion shall come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:8 - And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which, when it goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:14 - Herds shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the field; the vulture and the hedgehog shall lodge in her capitals; the owl shall hoot in the window, the raven croak on the threshold; for her cedar work will be laid bare.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:3 - "My anger is hot against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders; for the LORD of hosts cares for his flock, the house of Judah, and will make them like his proud steed in battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:14 - Cursed be the cheat who has a male in his flock, and vows it, and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished; for I am a great King, says the LORD of hosts, and my name is feared among the nations.
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