Word Study · Strong's H5731 · Hebrew
עֵדֶן
Eden
ay'-den
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻÊden
“Eden, the region of Adam's home”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Eden, the region of Adam's home
Rendered in the KJV as
Eden.
- 16occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 11inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 16 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 11
- עֵ֔דֶן3
- עֵ֑דֶן3
- עֵ֜דֶן2
- בְעֵ֖דֶן1
- בְּעֵ֨דֶן1
- וְעֵ֖דֶן1
- כְּעֵ֔דֶן1
- מֵעֵ֔דֶן1
- עֵ֣דֶן1
- עֵ֨דֶן1
- עֵֽדֶן׃1
How it is rendered · 5
- Eden11
- in Eden2
- and Eden1
- from Eden1
- like Eden1
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)10
- preposition + proper noun (a name)4
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
- proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpl · 10
- HR/Npl · 4
- HC/Npm · 1
- HNpm · 1
All 16, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Genesis carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis6 occurrences
- Genesis 2:8בְעֵ֖דֶןbeedenpreposition + proper noun (a name)And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.here: in Eden
- Genesis 2:10מֵעֵ֔דֶןmeedenpreposition + proper noun (a name)Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters:here: from Eden
- Genesis 2:15עֵ֔דֶןʾedenproper noun (a name)Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.here: Eden
- Genesis 3:23עֵ֑דֶןʾedenproper noun (a name)Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.here: Eden
- Genesis 3:24עֵ֜דֶןʾedenproper noun (a name)So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.here: Eden
- Genesis 4:16עֵֽדֶן׃ʾedenproper noun (a name)So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.here: Eden
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 29:12וְעֵ֖דֶןveedenconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Then the Levites set to work: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites; Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites;here: and Eden
- 2 Chronicles 31:15עֵ֣דֶןʾedenproper noun (a name)Under his authority, Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully distributed portions to their fellow priests in their cities, according to their divisions, old and young alike.here: Eden
Ezekiel6 occurrences
- Ezekiel 28:13בְּעֵ֨דֶןbeedenpreposition + proper noun (a name)You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.here: in Eden
- Ezekiel 31:9עֵ֔דֶןʾedenproper noun (a name)I made it beautiful with its many branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.’here: Eden
- Ezekiel 31:16עֵ֔דֶןʾedenproper noun (a name)I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered trees, were consoled in the earth below.here: Eden
- Ezekiel 31:18עֵ֑דֶןʾedenproper noun (a name)Who then is like you in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? You also will be brought down to the depths of the earth to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.’”here: Eden
- Ezekiel 31:18עֵ֜דֶןʾedenproper noun (a name)Who then is like you in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? You also will be brought down to the depths of the earth to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.’”here: Eden
- Ezekiel 36:35עֵ֑דֶןʾedenproper noun (a name)Then they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.’here: Eden
Same headword in Strong's