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אֶדְרֶעִי

𐤀𐤃𐤓𐤏𐤉

Ederei

H154 noun

SILEX Entry

Root אדר to be mighty, to be great, to be powerful

Definition

Proper noun designating an inhabitant of Edrei; also used as an adjectival or gentilic form meaning 'of Edrei.' The term primarily identifies either individuals associated with the city of Edrei or in poetic/prophetic usage as a marker of origin from Edrei.

Semantic Range

inhabitant of Edrei, one from Edrei, related to Edrei, Edreite; adjectival marker for origin from Edrei

Root / Etymology

Derived from the place name אֶדְרֶע (Edrei), itself possibly rooted in the Hebrew root אדר (‘to be mighty’, 'be great') but the precise etymology is uncertain. The gentilic suffix -י indicates belonging or origin.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, אֶדְרֶעִי (ʼedreʻîy) occurs in contexts denoting an inhabitant of Edrei, such as Og king of Bashan described as המלך האדרעי ('the king of Edrei' or 'the Edreite king'). Edrei was one of the major Amorite cities east of the Jordan and later an Israelite territorial reference. The term functions similarly to other biblical gentilics (e.g., ירושלמי for Jerusalemite), and is distinct from geographic or national identity markers like Bashanite. The English tradition sometimes uses just the place name Edrei, but the gentilic form in Hebrew marks one who is ‘from Edrei’ or associated with that locale. There is no evidence suggesting religious or ethnic connotations beyond geographic origin. In later translations, the underlying Hebrew gentilic often is rendered simply as a place or by a name without explicit ethnic or civic nuance; thus, some subtlety may be lost.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from the equivalent of אֶדְרָע; mighty; Edrei, the name of two places in Palestine; Edrei.

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Root Family

אדר (ʾ-d-r) — to be mighty, to be great, to be powerful

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H115 אֲדוֹרַיִם Two Eminences
H117 אַדִּיר mighty
H142 אָדַר being made majestic
H143 אֲדָר Adar
H144 אֲדָר Adar

Word Forms

4 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H154-04 וְ/אֶדְרֶ֑עִי veederei HC/Np and Edrei and Edreite 3
H154-03 וּ/בְ/אֶדְרֶֽעִי uveederei HC/R/Np and in Edrei and in Edreite 2
H154-02 אֶדְרֶֽעִי ederei HNp Edrei Edreite 2
H154-01 בְּ/אֶדְרֶֽעִי beederei HR/Np in Edrei Edreite 1

Occurrences in Scripture

8 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H154-02 Numbers 21:33 אֶדְרֶֽעִי ederei HNp Edrei Edreite
H154-01 Deuteronomy 1:4 בְּ/אֶדְרֶֽעִי beederei HR/Np in Edrei Edreite
H154-02 Deuteronomy 3:1 אֶדְרֶֽעִי ederei HNp Edrei Edreite
H154-04 Deuteronomy 3:10 וְ/אֶדְרֶ֑עִי veederei HC/Np and Edrei and Edreite
H154-03 Joshua 12:4 וּ/בְ/אֶדְרֶֽעִי uveederei HC/R/Np and in Edrei and in Edreite
H154-03 Joshua 13:12 וּ/בְ/אֶדְרֶ֑עִי uveederei HC/R/Np and in Edrei and in Edreite
H154-04 Joshua 13:31 וְ/אֶדְרֶ֔עִי veederei HC/Np and Edrei and Edreite
H154-04 Joshua 19:37 וְ/אֶדְרֶ֖עִי veederei HC/Np and Edrei and Edreite
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