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Edar — the meaning of the Hebrew name עֵדֶר

עֵדֶר

ʻÊder · pronounced ay'-der · Strong's H5740 · a man and a place · also spelled Eder

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

Built from

עֵדֶר ʻêder (the same as, H5739) — an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

the same as H5739; Eder, the name of an Israelite and of two places in Palestine.

First appearance

Josh 15:21 And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur, (KJV)

Every verse that names Edar

3 occurrences in 3 verses — Joshua, 1 Chronicles

Josh 15:211Chr 23:231Chr 24:30

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