H5740b H5740b
Eder (place name in southern Judah)
A town in the far south of Judah, listed among the settlements toward the Edomite border. Eder appears in Joshua's catalogue of Judahite towns but its precise location is unknown. The name means 'flock' or 'herd,' perhaps indicating a pastoral settlement or watering place for livestock. Greek versions show considerable variation in transliteration.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The town of Eder in extreme southern Judah, mentioned in Joshua 15:21 near the border with Edom. The name, meaning 'flock,' may suggest a grazing area or shepherding settlement. The site has not been identified with certainty. Greek versions render it as Ara, Edrai, or Eber, showing early uncertainty about the vocalization. 1×
AR["وَ-عيدَرُ"]·ben["এবং-ঐদর"]·DE["und-Eder"]·EN["and-Eder"]·FR["et-Eder"]·heb["ו-עדר"]·HI["और-एदेर"]·ID["dan-Eder"]·IT["e-Eder"]·jav["lan-Èdèr"]·KO["그리고-에데르"]·PT["e-Eder"]·RU["и-Эдер"]·ES["y-Eder"]·SW["na-Ederi"]·TR["ve-Eder"]·urd["اور-عیدر"]
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
† III. עֵ֫דֶר n.pr.loc. in extreme S. of Judah Jos 15:21, site unknown; 𝔊 Αρα, A Εδραι, 𝔊L Εβερ.