Word Study · Strong's H130 · Hebrew
אֱדֹמִי
Edomi
ed-o-mee'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼĔdômîy
“an Edomite, or descendants from (or inhabitants of) Edom”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an Edomite, or descendants from (or inhabitants of) Edom
Rendered in the KJV as
Edomite.
- 11occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 9inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 11 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 9
- הָאֲדֹמִ֑י2
- הָאֲדֹמִ֗י2
- אֲדוֹמִ֔ים1
- אֲדוֹמִ֖ים1
- אֲדֹמִ֔י1
- אֲדֹמִיִּ֜ים1
- אֲדֹ֣מִיֹּ֔ת1
- הָאֲדֹמִ֔י1
- וַֽאֲדוֹמִים֙1
How it is rendered · 6
- the Edomite5
- [the] Edomites2
- an Edomite1
- and Edomites1
- Edomite1
- Edomite [women]1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)5
- gentilic noun (a people)3
- conjunction (“and”) + gentilic noun (a people)1
- gentilic noun (a people)1
- gentilic noun (a people)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ngmsa · 5
- HNgmpa · 3
- HC/Ngmpa · 1
- HNgfpa · 1
- HNgmsa · 1
All 11, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Samuel4 of 11 · 36%
- 1 Kings3 of 11 · 27%
- 2 Chronicles2 of 11 · 18%
- Deuteronomy1 of 11 · 9%
- 2 Kings1 of 11 · 9%
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Deuteronomy1 occurrence
1 Samuel4 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 21:7הָאֲדֹמִ֑יhaadomithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the LORD. And his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief shepherd for Saul.here: the Edomite
- 1 Samuel 22:9הָאֲדֹמִ֗יhaadomithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with Saul’s servants, answered: “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.here: the Edomite
- 1 Samuel 22:18הָאֲדֹמִ֗יhaadomithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.here: the Edomite
- 1 Samuel 22:22הָאֲדֹמִ֔יhaadomithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Then David said to Abiathar, “I knew that Doeg the Edomite was there that day, and that he was sure to tell Saul. I myself am responsible for the lives of everyone in your father’s house.here: the Edomite
1 Kings3 occurrences
- 1 Kings 11:1אֲדֹ֣מִיֹּ֔תʾadomiyotgentilic noun (a people)King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women.here: Edomite [women]
- 1 Kings 11:14הָאֲדֹמִ֑יhaadomithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom.here: the Edomite
- 1 Kings 11:17אֲדֹמִיִּ֜יםʾadomiyimgentilic noun (a people)But Hadad, still just a young boy, had fled to Egypt, along with some Edomites who were servants of his father.here: Edomite
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 25:14אֲדוֹמִ֔יםʾadomimgentilic noun (a people)When Amaziah returned from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the Seirites, set them up as his own gods, bowed before them, and burned sacrifices to them.here: [the] Edomites
- 2 Chronicles 28:17אֲדוֹמִ֖יםʾadomimgentilic noun (a people)The Edomites had again come and attacked Judah and carried away captives.here: [the] Edomites