ʻÊder — H5740

Definition

masculine locative proper noun

Eder, the name of an Israelite and of two places in Palestine

1. Eder = "a flock"
2. n pr m
3. a Merarite Levite in the time of David
4. n pr loc
5. a town in the extreme south of Judah on the border of Edom; site unknown

Usually translated as

Eder, Edar

Origin

the same as H5739

• Same as ʻêder (H5739)

Occurrences

ʻÊder occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (1), 1 Samuel (1), 1 Chronicles (2)

• Joshua 15:21 — And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder (וְעֵ֖דֶר), and Jagur,
• 1 Samuel 18:4 — And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
• 1 Chronicles 23:23 — The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder (וְעֵ֛דֶר), and Jeremoth, three.
• 1 Chronicles 24:30 — The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder (וְעֵ֖דֶר), and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.