Lexical Definition
עֵדֶן ʻêden (ay'-den) delicacy H:N-M
or (feminine) עֶדְנָה ʻednâh (ed-naw'); from עָדַן
delicate, delight, pleasure. See also בֵּית עֵדֶן.
- pleasure
1) luxury, dainty, delight, finery
2) delight
See Greek: δεσμόν
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. [עֵ֫דֶן] noun [masculine] luxury, dainty, delight; — plural absolute עֲדָנִים luxuries 2Sam 1:24 Si versa l. (read perhapsסְדִינִים [see סָדִין] Klo Gr HPS); plural suffix Jer 51:34 he hath filled his belly מֵעֲדָנָ֑י from my dainties (figurative of Nebuchadnezzar's plunder; Gie reads מַעֲדַגָּ֑י); ᵑ7 Gf Rothst join with following: from my dainties hath he thrust me forth; figurative of delights of worshipping ׳י, נַחַל עֲדֶנֶיךָ Ps 36:9* ׅ || (דֶּשֶׁן כֵּיתֶ֑ךָ.
עֶדְנָה noun feminine delight; — Gen 18:12 (sexual).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 18:12 |
| 2 Samuel | 1:24 |
| Psalms | 36:9* |
| Jeremiah | 51:34 |