H5740a H5740a
Eder (personal name); Levite in the genealogy of Merari
This personal name identifies a Levite of the Merarite clan in the genealogical lists of 1 Chronicles. Both occurrences (23:23 and 24:30) place Eder within the descendants of Mushi, son of Merari. The name means 'flock' or 'herd,' common in Hebrew nomenclature. The parallel references confirm Eder's place in the Levitical structure, preserving tribal memory and organizational roles for temple service.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A proper name for a Levite of Merari's line, appearing in parallel genealogical lists (1 Chronicles 23:23, 24:30). The name means 'flock,' fitting pastoral naming patterns. Both occurrences include the conjunction 'and Eder,' marking him in a series of Levitical descendants. Greek versions show transliteration variants (Aidath, Ēla, Eder). 2×
AR["وَ-عَيْدَرُ"]·ben["আর-এদর"]·DE["[ועדר]"]·EN["and-Eder"]·FR["[ועדר]"]·heb["ו-עדר"]·HI["और-एदेर"]·ID["dan-Eder"]·IT["[ועדר]"]·jav["lan-Èder"]·KO["그리고-에데르"]·PT["e-‘Eder"]·RU["и-Эдер"]·ES["y-Eder"]·SW["na-Ederi"]·TR["ve-Eder"]·urd["اور-عدر"]
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
† II. עֵ֫דֶר n.pr.m. (cf. Nab. n.pr. עדרו = Arabic غُدَرُ Lzb 337);—a Levite 1 Ch 23:23; 24:30, 𝔊 Αιδαθ, Ηλα, A 𝔊L Εδερ.