אֶ֖דֶר — Micah 2:8 Hebrew Word Study

אֶ֖דֶר

𐤀𐤃𐤓

eder

the garment

from אָדַר; amplitude, i.e. (concrete) a mantle; also (figuratively) splendor; goodly, robe.

Micah 2:8 · Word #7

Lexicon `H145`

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

a mustered herd

Root	עדר (ʿ-d-r)
Core Meanings	arrange, muster, gather in ranks, band together
Semantic Range	herd, flock, drove, company of animals, gathered band
Conceptual Significance	עֵדֶר evokes pastoral life central to ancient Israel, where wealth and identity were tied to flocks. It also becomes a metaphor for the people of Israel as a gathered and ordered community under divine shepherding.
Morphological Notes	Common masculine singular noun in the absolute state (HNcmsa). From root עדר. Occasionally appears as a proper name (H4029, אֶדֶר).
Rendering Rationale	The noun עֵדֶר derives from the root עדר, which conveys the idea of arranging or mustering into a group. Rendering it as "a mustered herd" preserves both the pastoral sense (herd/flock) and the underlying concept of animals gathered and ordered together. The morphology (HNcmsa) indicates a common masculine singular absolute noun, reflected in the singular form "a ... herd."

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H5739-01`	adarim	mustered herds
`H5739-02`	baeder	in the mustered-flock
`H4576-01`	bamaeder	with the hoeing-mattock
`H5739-03`	beederey	among the mustered flocks of
`H5739-04`	beedero	in his gathered-flock
`H5739-05`	eder	a mustered herd
`H4029-01`	eder	a flock
`H5739-06`	ederey	mustered-herds of
`H5739-07`	edero	his mustered flock
`H5739-08`	haadarim	the mustered herds
`H5739-09`	haeder	the mustered herd
`H5739-10`	kaeder	a mustered herd
`H5739-11`	keeder	like a mustered flock
`H5739-12`	laadarim	for the mustered herds
`H5741-01`	leaderiel	to Flock-of-God
`H5739-13`	mehaeder	from the mustered flock
`H5737-01`	needar	is found-lacking
`H5737-02`	needarah	she has been found lacking
`H5737-03`	neederet	being-missing (feminine singular)
`H5739-14`	vaadarim	and mustered-herds
`H5738-01`	vaader	and Eder (Flock-Order)
`H5740-01`	veeder	and Eder (Flock)
`H5739-15`	veedereyhem	and their herds
`H5739-16`	veedero	and his mustered-flock
`H5737-04`	velaador	and to muster
`H5737-05`	yeader	he will be missing from the ranks
`H5737-06`	yeaderu	they cause to be lacking
`H5737-07`	yeaderun	they will be found-missing (from the ranks)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Micah 2:8	אֶ֖דֶר	eder	the garment
Zechariah 11:13	אֶ֣דֶר	eder	goodly