H0154 H0154
Edrei; a chief city of Bashan where Israel defeated King Og, also a town in Naphtali's tribal allotment.
A place name identifying a principal city of the kingdom of Bashan in Transjordan, modern Der'a in southern Syria. Edrei is where Moses and Israel fought the decisive battle against King Og (Num 21:33; Deut 3:1), a victory repeatedly recalled in Deuteronomy and Joshua as evidence of God's faithfulness. The city is paired with Ashtaroth as one of Og's two royal residences (Deut 1:4; Josh 12:4; 13:12, 31). A separate Edrei appears in Joshua 19:37 as a town assigned to Naphtali. The name is transliterated consistently across languages—Spanish, French, and German all render 'Edrei'—preserving its ancient Semitic form.
Senses
1. Edrei (place name) — Edrei, a fortified city in Bashan where Israel defeated King Og in a pivotal battle during the wilderness period (Num 21:33; Deut 3:1). Listed alongside Ashtaroth as one of Og's two royal capitals (Deut 1:4; Josh 12:4; 13:12), it was allotted to the half-tribe of Manasseh (Josh 13:31). A distinct town of the same name appears in Naphtali's tribal territory (Josh 19:37). The site is identified with modern Der'a in southern Syria, roughly 60 miles south of Damascus. All translations uniformly transliterate the name, with prepositional variations—Spanish 'en Edrei' (in Edrei), German 'bei Edrei' (at Edrei)—reflecting the different Hebrew prepositions attached to it across passages. 8×
AR["أَذْرَعِي", "إِدْرَعِي", "في-إدْرَعي", "وَ-أَدْرَعِي", "وَ-إذْرَعيَ", "وَ-في-إذْرَعيَ", "وَأَذْرَعِي"]·ben["আর-ইদ্রিয়ীতে", "ইদ্রিয়ীতে", "ইদ্রিয়ীতে-", "ইদ্রেয়ীতে", "এবং-ইদ্রিয়ী", "এবং-ইদ্রিয়ীতে"]·DE["Edrei", "bei-Edrei", "in-Edrei", "und-Edrei", "und-in-Edrei"]·EN["Edrei", "and-Edrei", "and-in-Edrei", "at-Edrei", "in-Edrei"]·FR["Edrei", "dans-Edrei", "et-Edrei", "et-dans-Edrei", "à-Edrei"]·heb["אדרעי", "ב-אדרעי", "ו-אדרעי", "ו-ב-אדרעי"]·HI["-एद्रेई-में", "एद्रेई", "और-एद्रई", "और-एद्रई-में", "और-एद्रेई", "राजा"]·ID["Edrei", "dan-Edrei", "dan-di-Edrei", "di-Edrei"]·IT["Edrei", "a-Edrei", "e-Edrei", "e-in-Edrei", "in-Edrei"]·jav["ing-Èdréi", "lan-ing-Èdréi", "lan-wonten-Èdrèi", "lan-Èdréi", "Èdreì", "Èdréi"]·KO["그리고-에-에드레이에", "그리고-에-에드레이에서", "그리고-에드레이", "그리고-에드레이를", "에드레이", "에드레이-에", "에드레이로"]·PT["Edrei", "a-'Edre'i", "e-Edrei", "e-em-'Edre'i", "e-em-Edrei", "em-Edrei"]·RU["Эдреи", "в-Эдреи", "и-Эдреи", "и-в-Эдреи"]·ES["Edrei", "a-Edrei", "en-Edrei", "y-Edrei", "y-en-Edrei"]·SW["Edrei", "na-Edrei", "na-katika-Edrei"]·TR["Edrei'de-", "Edrei'ye", "ve-Edrei", "ve-Edrei'de", "ve-Edreide"]·urd["-ادرعی-میں", "ادرعی", "اور-ادرعی", "اور-ادرعی-میں"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֶדְרֶ֫עִי n.pr.loc. a chief city of Bashan אֶדְרֶ֖עִי Jos 19:37; אֶדְרֶ֑עִי Nu 21:33 = Dt 3:1, Dt 3:10; בְּעַשְׁתָּרֹת בְּאֶדְרֶ֑עִי Dt 1:4; בְּעַשְׁתָּרֹת וּבְאֶדְרֶ֑עִי Jos 12:4; 13:12 cf. 13:31;—on identity of all these cf. Di Dt 3:10; modern Derʿât, 7 1/2 hours WNW. of Bosra; Euseb. Ἀδραά (LagOnom. 213, 86, 2nd ed. 235) cf. Di Nu 21:33 WetzstHauran 47, 77, 123 BdPal 201.