Eden — the meaning of the Hebrew name עֶדֶן

עֶדֶן

ʻEden · pronounced eh'-den · Strong's H5729 · a place

Eden means pleasure.

Built from

עָדַן ʻâdan (from, H5727) — to be soft or pleasant open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H5727; pleasure; Eden, a place in Mesopotamia.

First appearance

2Kgs 19:12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar? (KJV)

Every verse that names Eden

3 occurrences in 3 verses — 2 Kings, Isaiah, Ezekiel

2Kgs 19:12Isa 37:12Ezek 27:23

Other people or places called Eden

Eden (H5731) — Eden, the region of Adam's home

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