Edrei — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֶדְרֶעִי

אֶדְרֶעִי

ʼedreʻîy · pronounced ed-reh'-ee · Strong's H154 · a place

Edrei means mighty.

Built from

אֶדְרָע ʼedrâʻ (the equivalent of, H153) — an arm, i.e. (figuratively) power open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from the equivalent of H153; mighty; Edrei, the name of two places in Palestine.

First appearance

Num 21:33 And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei. (KJV)

Every verse that names Edrei

8 occurrences in 8 verses — Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua

Num 21:33Deut 1:4Deut 3:1Deut 3:10Josh 12:4Josh 13:12Josh 13:31Josh 19:37

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