ʻâdan — H5727

Definition

verb

to be soft or pleasant; figuratively and reflexively, to live voluptuously

1. (Hithpael) to luxuriate, delight oneself

Usually translated as

delight self

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• entrypháō (G1792)
• trypháō (G5171)

Occurrences

ʻâdan occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Nehemiah (1)

• Nehemiah 9:25 — And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves (וַיִּֽתְעַדְּנ֖וּ) in thy great goodness.