ʻÊyn Gedîy — H5872

Definition

locative proper noun

En-Gedi, a place in Palestine

1. En-gedi = "fount of the kid"
2. a town in the wilderness of Judah on the western shore of the Dead Sea

Usually translated as

En-gedi

Origin

from H5869 and H1423; fountain of a kid

• Derived from ʻayin (H5869)
• Derived from Gᵉdîy (H1423)

Occurrences

ʻÊyn Gedîy occurs 6 times in the King James.

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

• Joshua 15:62 — And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-gedi (וְעֵ֣ין); six cities with their villages.
• 1 Samuel 23:29 — And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi (עֵֽין).
• 1 Samuel 24:1 — And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi (עֵ֥ין).
• 2 Chronicles 20:2 — Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazon-tamar, which is En-gedi (עֵ֥ין).
• Song of Songs 1:14 — My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi (עֵ֥ין).
• Ezekiel 47:10 — And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from En-gedi (מֵעֵ֥ין) even unto En-eglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.