H5872 H5872
En-gedi ('spring of the young goat'), an oasis settlement on the western shore of the Dead Sea in the wilderness of Judah.
A compound place name meaning 'spring of the young goat' (ʿeyn + gedi), designating the famous oasis on the western shore of the Dead Sea. Its lush freshwater springs created a striking contrast with the surrounding barren desert, making it both a refuge and a place of beauty. David hid from Saul in the strongholds of En-gedi (1 Sam 23:29; 24:1), and the Song of Songs compares the beloved to the vineyards of En-gedi (Song 1:14). German 'Ein' and French 'Aïn-Guédi' reflect different approaches to rendering the Hebrew ʿayin ('spring') element of the name.
Senses
1. En Gedi (place name) — The proper place name En-gedi, a desert oasis identified with modern ʿAin Jidi on the Dead Sea's western shore. Listed among the wilderness cities of Judah (Josh 15:62), it served as David's hiding place from Saul in its caves and strongholds (1 Sam 23:29; 24:1). The Song of Songs celebrates its vineyards (Song 1:14), and Ezekiel's eschatological vision places fishermen along the shore from En-gedi onward (Ezek 47:10). It is equated with Hazazon-tamar in 2 Chronicles 20:2. The multilingual renderings—English 'En-gedi,' Spanish 'En-gadi,' French 'Aïn-Guédi,' German 'Ein-Gedi'—reflect varying transliteration traditions for the compound name. 10×
AR["جَدي", "جَدِي", "جَدْي", "جِدِي", "عَينِ", "عَيْنُ", "عَيْنِ-", "عِين", "مِنْ-عَيْنِ-جَدِي", "وَ-عَيْنُ-جَدّيَ"]·ben["-গেদীর।", "এন-গদির", "এবং-ঐন-গেদী", "এয়িন-", "ঐন-গেদি-থেকে", "গদির", "গেদি", "ঝর্না", "প্রস্রবণ"]·DE["Auge", "Ein", "Ein-", "Gedi", "[גדי]", "[מעין גדי]", "und-En-Gedi"]·EN["Ein", "Ein-", "En", "En-", "Gedi", "and-En-Gedi", "from-En-Gedi"]·FR["Aïn-Guédi", "Ein", "Ein-", "Gedi", "Guédi.", "[גדי]", "[עין]", "d'Eïn", "et-En-Gedi"]·heb["גדי", "ו-עין גדי", "מ-עין גדי", "עין"]·HI["एन", "एन-गदी", "ऐन-", "और-एन-गेदी", "के", "गदी-के", "गदी।", "गेदी", "झरना", "से-ऐन-गेदी"]·ID["En", "En-", "Gedi", "dan-En-Gedi", "dari-En-Gedi"]·IT["Ein", "Ein-", "En-", "Gedi", "[גדי]", "[מעין גדי]", "[עין]", "e-En-Gedi"]·jav["En", "Gedi", "Gédi", "lan-Èn-Gèdi", "mata-toya", "saking-Éin-Gedi", "Én-"]·KO["게디", "게디-의", "게디의", "그리고-엔-게디", "샘", "에서-엔-게디", "엔"]·PT["'En", "Ein", "En", "Gedi", "desde-En-Gedi", "e-En-Gedi"]·RU["Геди", "Геди.", "Эйн", "Эйн-", "и-Эйн-Геди", "от-Ейн-Геди"]·ES["Ein", "En-gadi", "Gedi", "Guedi", "desde-En-gadi", "y-En-Guedi"]·SW["En-gedi", "Eni", "Gedi", "kutoka-Eni-Gedi", "na-Eni-Gedi", "ya-En-Gedi", "ya-chemchemi"]·TR["En", "En-", "Eyn", "Eyn-Gedi'den", "Gedi", "ve-Eyn-Gedi"]·urd["اور-عین-جدی", "جدی", "جدی-کے", "جدی۔", "عین", "عین-جدی-سے"]
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
† עֵין גֶּ֫דִי n.pr.loc. Ενγαδδει, etc.; Jos 15:62: מְצָדֹת עֵין גֶּדִ֑י 1 S 24:1, מִדְבַּר ע׳ 2, כַּרְמֵי ע׳ Ct 1:14; ע׳ = חַצְצוֹן תָּמָר (q.v.) according to 2 Ch 20:2; עֵין גֶּ֨דִי֨ Ez 47:10; mod. ʿAin ǧidî, on W. shore of Dead Sea, GASmGeogr. 269 f., 512 BuhlGeogr. 41, 164 f.