Lexical Definition

‎אֶדֶן‎ ʼeden (eh'-den) socket ^H:N-M
from the same as ‎אָדוֹן‎ (in the sense of strength)

foundation, socket.

• a basis (of a building, a column, etc.)

1) base, pedestal, socket (strong, firm)
1a) pedestals of gold on which marble pillars were set
1b) pedestals of the earth, foundation of the earth
1c) pedestals, bases, or sockets on which tabernacle stood

See Greek: βάσις · κεφαλίς · κόσμος · τρυφή

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎אֶ֫דֶן‎]₅₇ noun masculine^{Exod 26:19} base, pedestal — ‎אָ֑דֶן‎ Exod 38:7 plural ‎אֲדָנִים‎ Exod 26:19 +; construct ‎אַדְנֵי‎ Song 5:15 +, etc.

1. pedestals of fine gold, on which pillars of marble were set Song 5:15.

2. pedestals of the earth on which its pillars were placed Job 38:6 (|| corner-stone).

3. (metal) pedestals, bases, or sockets in which tenons of planks & pillars of tabernacle were set up; two for each plank & one for each pillar Exod 26:19 (3 t. in verse) + 52 t. in Ex 26, 27, 35-40 Num 3, 4 (all P); compare ᵐ5 Sm Co for ‎אָרְכּוֺ‎ Ezek 41:22, of altar.

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