Word Study · Strong's H123 · Hebrew
אֱדֹם
Edom
ed-ome'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼĔdôm
“Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him
Rendered in the KJV as
Edom, Edomites, Idumea.
- 99occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 21 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 32inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 99 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 32
- אֱד֔וֹם19
- אֱדֽוֹם׃14
- אֱדוֹם֙7
- אֱד֖וֹם7
- אֱד֑וֹם6
- אֱד֗וֹם5
- אֱד֜וֹם5
- אֱד֣וֹם4
- אֱ֭דוֹם3
- בֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃3
- אֱד֤וֹם2
- אֱדֽוֹם׃ פ2
and 20 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 11
- Edom77
- in Edom7
- [is] Edom3
- from Edom3
- of Edom2
- to Edom2
- and against Edom1
- and Edom1
- and in Edom1
- on Edom1
- with Edom1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- proper noun (a name)80
- preposition + proper noun (a name)16
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)2
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 80
- HR/Npm · 16
- HC/R/Npm · 2
- HC/Npm · 1
All 99, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Genesis13 of 99 · 13%
- 2 Kings10 of 99 · 10%
- Numbers9 of 99 · 9%
- Jeremiah8 of 99 · 8%
- 1 Chronicles7 of 99 · 7%
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Genesis13 occurrences
- Genesis 25:30אֱדֽוֹם׃ʾedomproper noun (a name)He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)here: Edom
- Genesis 32:3אֱדֽוֹם׃ʾedomproper noun (a name)Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.here: Edom
- Genesis 36:1אֱדֽוֹם׃ʾedomproper noun (a name)This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom).here: [is] Edom
- Genesis 36:8אֱדֽוֹם׃ʾedomproper noun (a name)So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.here: [is] Edom
- Genesis 36:9אֱד֑וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the area of Mount Seir.here: Edom
- Genesis 36:16אֱד֔וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Adah.here: Edom
- Genesis 36:17אֱד֔וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)These are the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.here: Edom
- Genesis 36:19אֱדֽוֹם׃ סʾedomproper noun (a name)All these are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and they were their chiefs.here: [is] Edom
- Genesis 36:21אֱדֽוֹם׃ʾedomproper noun (a name)Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.here: Edom
- Genesis 36:31אֱד֑וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:here: Edom
- Genesis 36:32בֶּאֱד֔וֹםbeedompreposition + proper noun (a name)Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah.here: in Edom
- Genesis 36:43אֱד֗וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. Esau was the father of the Edomites.here: Edom
- Genesis 36:43אֱדֽוֹם׃ פʾedomproper noun (a name)Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. Esau was the father of the Edomites.here: Edom
Numbers9 occurrences
- Numbers 20:14אֱד֑וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,here: Edom
- Numbers 20:18אֱד֔וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)But Edom answered, “You may not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.”here: Edom
- Numbers 20:20אֱדוֹם֙ʾedomproper noun (a name)But Edom insisted, “You may not pass through.” And they came out to confront the Israelites with a large army and a strong hand.here: Edom
- Numbers 20:21אֱד֗וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through their territory, and Israel turned away from them.here: Edom
- Numbers 20:23אֱד֖וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)And at Mount Hor, near the border of the land of Edom, the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,here: Edom
- Numbers 21:4אֱד֑וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)Then they set out from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, in order to bypass the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the journeyhere: Edom
- Numbers 24:18אֱד֜וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)Edom will become a possession, as will Seir, his enemy; but Israel will perform with valor.here: Edom
- Numbers 33:37אֱדֽוֹם׃ʾedomproper noun (a name)They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the outskirts of the land of Edom.here: Edom
- Numbers 34:3אֱד֑וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea,here: Edom
Joshua2 occurrences
- Joshua 15:1אֱד֧וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:here: Edom
- Joshua 15:21אֱד֖וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom:here: Edom
Judges4 occurrences
- Judges 5:4אֱד֔וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)O LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water.here: Edom
- Judges 11:17אֱד֨וֹם׀ʾedomproper noun (a name)Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us pass through your land,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.here: Edom
- Judges 11:17אֱד֔וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us pass through your land,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.here: Edom
- Judges 11:18אֱדוֹם֙ʾedomproper noun (a name)Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, since the Arnon was its border.here: Edom
2 Samuel3 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 8:14בֶּאֱד֜וֹםbeedompreposition + proper noun (a name)He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.here: in Edom
- 2 Samuel 8:14אֱדוֹם֙ʾedomproper noun (a name)He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.here: Edom
- 2 Samuel 8:14אֱד֖וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.here: Edom
1 Kings6 occurrences
- 1 Kings 9:26אֱדֽוֹם׃ʾedomproper noun (a name)King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.here: Edom
- 1 Kings 11:14בֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃beedompreposition + proper noun (a name)Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom.here: in Edom
- 1 Kings 11:15אֱד֔וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom.here: Edom
- 1 Kings 11:15בֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃beedompreposition + proper noun (a name)Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom.here: in Edom
- 1 Kings 11:16בֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃beedompreposition + proper noun (a name)Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.here: in Edom
- 1 Kings 22:47בֶּאֱד֖וֹםbeedompreposition + proper noun (a name)And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.here: in Edom
2 Kings10 occurrences
- 2 Kings 3:8אֱדֽוֹם׃ʾedomproper noun (a name)Then he asked, “Which way shall we go up?” “By way of the Desert of Edom,” replied Joram.here: Edom
- 2 Kings 3:9אֱד֔וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out, and after they had traveled a roundabout route for seven days, they had no water for their army or for their animals.here: Edom
- 2 Kings 3:12אֱדֽוֹם׃ʾedomproper noun (a name)Jehoshaphat affirmed, “The word of the LORD is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.here: Edom
- 2 Kings 3:20אֱד֑וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)The next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice, water suddenly flowed from the direction of Edom and filled the land.here: Edom
- 2 Kings 3:26אֱד֖וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not prevail.here: Edom
- 2 Kings 8:20אֱד֔וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.here: Edom
- 2 Kings 8:21אֱד֜וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)So Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. His troops, however, fled to their homes.here: Edom
- 2 Kings 8:22אֱד֗וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled at the same time.here: Edom
- 2 Kings 14:7אֱד֤וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.here: Edom
- 2 Kings 14:10אֱד֔וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has become proud. Glory in that and stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”here: Edom
1 Chronicles7 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 1:43אֱד֔וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.here: Edom
- 1 Chronicles 1:51אֱד֔וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)Then Hadad died. Now the chiefs of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,here: Edom
- 1 Chronicles 1:54אֱדֽוֹם׃ פʾedomproper noun (a name)Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.here: Edom
- 1 Chronicles 18:11מֵֽאֱד֤וֹםmeedompreposition + proper noun (a name)and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all these nations—from Edom and Moab, and from the Ammonites, Philistines, and Amalekites.here: from Edom
- 1 Chronicles 18:12אֱדוֹם֙ʾedomproper noun (a name)Moreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.here: Edom
- 1 Chronicles 18:13בֶּֽאֱדוֹם֙beedompreposition + proper noun (a name)He placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.here: in Edom
- 1 Chronicles 18:13אֱד֖וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)He placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.here: Edom
2 Chronicles6 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 8:17אֱדֽוֹם׃ʾedomproper noun (a name)Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the coast of Edom.here: Edom
- 2 Chronicles 21:8אֱד֔וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.here: Edom
- 2 Chronicles 21:9אֱדוֹם֙ʾedomproper noun (a name)So Jehoram crossed into Edom with his officers and all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night.here: Edom
- 2 Chronicles 21:10אֱד֜וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled against his rule at the same time, because Jehoram had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers.here: Edom
- 2 Chronicles 25:19אֱד֔וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)You have said, ‘Look, I have defeated Edom,’ and your heart has become proud and boastful. Now stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”here: Edom
- 2 Chronicles 25:20אֱדֽוֹם׃ʾedomproper noun (a name)But Amaziah would not listen, for this had come from God in order to deliver them into the hand of Jehoash, because they had sought the gods of Edom.here: Edom
Psalms6 occurrences
- Psalms 60:8אֱ֭דוֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”here: Edom
- Psalms 60:9אֱדֽוֹם׃ʾedomproper noun (a name)Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?here: Edom
- Psalms 83:6אֱ֭דוֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites,here: Edom
- Psalms 108:9אֱ֭דוֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”here: Edom
- Psalms 108:10אֱדֽוֹם׃ʾedomproper noun (a name)Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?here: Edom
- Psalms 137:7אֱד֗וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”here: Edom
Isaiah4 occurrences
- Isaiah 11:14אֱד֤וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.here: Edom
- Isaiah 34:5אֱד֣וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction.here: Edom
- Isaiah 34:6אֱדֽוֹם׃ʾedomproper noun (a name)The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat— with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.here: Edom
- Isaiah 63:1מֵאֱד֗וֹםmeedompreposition + proper noun (a name)Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”here: from Edom
Jeremiah8 occurrences
- Jeremiah 9:26אֱד֞וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and all the inhabitants of the desert who clip the hair of their temples. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.”here: Edom
- Jeremiah 25:21אֱד֥וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)Edom, Moab, and the Ammonites;here: Edom
- Jeremiah 27:3אֱד֜וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)Send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.here: Edom
- Jeremiah 40:11וּבֶאֱד֜וֹםuveedomconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)When all the Jews in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and all the other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over them,here: and in Edom
- Jeremiah 49:7לֶאֱד֗וֹםleedompreposition + proper noun (a name)Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?here: of Edom
- Jeremiah 49:17אֱד֖וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)“Edom will become an object of horror. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.here: Edom
- Jeremiah 49:20אֱד֔וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)Therefore hear the plans that the LORD has drawn up against Edom and the strategies He has devised against the people of Teman: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.here: Edom
- Jeremiah 49:22אֱדוֹם֙ʾedomproper noun (a name)Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in labor.here: Edom
Lamentations2 occurrences
- Lamentations 4:21אֱד֔וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself.here: Edom
- Lamentations 4:22אֱד֔וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not prolong your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins.here: Edom
Ezekiel7 occurrences
- Ezekiel 25:12אֱד֛וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt,here: Edom
- Ezekiel 25:13אֱד֔וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword.here: Edom
- Ezekiel 25:14בֶּאֱד֗וֹםbeedompreposition + proper noun (a name)I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’here: on Edom
- Ezekiel 25:14בֶאֱד֔וֹםveedompreposition + proper noun (a name)I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’here: with Edom
- Ezekiel 32:29אֱד֗וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)Edom is there, and all her kings and princes, who despite their might are laid among those slain by the sword. They lie down with the uncircumcised, with those who descend to the Pit.here: Edom
- Ezekiel 35:15אֱד֣וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)As you rejoiced when the inheritance of the house of Israel became desolate, so will I do to you. You will become a desolation, O Mount Seir, and so will all of Edom. Then they will know that I am the LORD.here: Edom
- Ezekiel 36:5אֱד֣וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in My burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who took My land as their own possession with wholehearted joy and utter contempt, so that its pastureland became plunder.here: Edom
Amos5 occurrences
- Amos 1:6לֶאֱדֽוֹם׃leedompreposition + proper noun (a name)This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they exiled a whole population, delivering them up to Edom.here: to Edom
- Amos 1:9לֶאֱד֔וֹםleedompreposition + proper noun (a name)This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom and broke a covenant of brotherhood.here: to Edom
- Amos 1:11אֱד֔וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly.here: Edom
- Amos 2:1אֱד֖וֹםʾedomproper noun (a name)This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king.here: Edom
- Amos 9:12אֱדוֹם֙ʾedomproper noun (a name)that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear My name,” declares the LORD, who will do this.here: Edom
Obadiah2 occurrences
- Obadiah 1:1לֶאֱד֗וֹםleedompreposition + proper noun (a name)This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom— We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”—here: of Edom
- Obadiah 1:8מֵֽאֱד֔וֹםmeedompreposition + proper noun (a name)In that day, declares the LORD, will I not destroy the wise men of Edom and the men of understanding in the mountains of Esau?here: from Edom