בֵּית עֵדֶן
𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤏𐤃𐤍
Bêyth ʻÊden
H1040
SILEX Entry
Definition
Proper name denoting a place, 'Beth-Eden,' signifying 'House of Eden,' i.e., 'House of Delight' or 'Pleasure.' In the Hebrew Bible, it refers specifically to a region or kingdom in the vicinity of ancient Aram (Syria), noted as a location conquered by Assyrian kings.
Semantic Range
a specific place name meaning 'house of delight' or 'house of Eden,' refers to a city or region in Aram (Syria), used as a geopolitical designation in historical narratives
Root / Etymology
Compound of the noun בַּיִת (bayit, 'house') and עֵדֶן (ʿēden, 'delight,' 'pleasure,' and/or possibly a proper name, Eden). Thus, the term literally means 'House of Eden' or 'Eden-house.'
Historical & Contextual Notes
בֵּית עֵדֶן appears in 2 Kings 19:12 and Isaiah 37:12 as a location in Aram (Syria), one among several conquered domains listed in Assyrian military campaigns. The name itself combines the commonplace toponymic prefix בֵּית ('house of, place of') and עֵדֶן, a term meaning 'delight' or 'pleasure.' The usage does not appear to be related to the well-known 'Eden' of Genesis (i.e., the primeval garden), though the word reflects a similar root concept ('pleasure'). Later translations (e.g. KJV) render it as 'Beth-eden' or 'the house of Eden.' The practice of forming place names using בֵּית plus another element is widespread in the Hebrew Bible and the wider West Semitic world (cf. Bethel, Bethlehem, etc.). The precise location of 'Beth-Eden' remains debated, though ancient sources and some modern scholarship place it near or in the region of Bit-Adini, west of the Euphrates. The name in these contexts carries primarily geographic and political significance, without deeper metaphorical or theological overtones in these historical books.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from בַּיִת and עֵדֶן; house of pleasure; Beth-Eden, a place in Syria; Beth-eden.
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