Word Study · Strong's H5872 · Hebrew
עֵין גֶּדִי
en Gedi
ane geh'-dee
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻÊyn Gedîy
“En-Gedi, a place in Palestine”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
En-Gedi, a place in Palestine
Rendered in the KJV as
En-gedi.
- 12occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 12 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- עֵ֥ין3
- גֶּֽדִי׃2
- גֶּֽדִי׃ ס2
- גֶּ֑דִי1
- גֶּ֙דִי֙1
- וְעֵ֣ין1
- מֵעֵ֥ין1
- עֵֽין־1
How it is rendered · 5
- Gedi6
- En3
- [is] En1
- and En1
- from En1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)10
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpl · 10
- HC/Npl · 1
- HR/Npl · 1
All 12, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Samuel4 of 12 · 33%
- Joshua2 of 12 · 17%
- 2 Chronicles2 of 12 · 17%
- Song of Solomon2 of 12 · 17%
- Ezekiel2 of 12 · 17%
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Joshua2 occurrences
- Joshua 15:62וְעֵ֣יןveeinconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six cities, along with their villages.here: and En
- Joshua 15:62גֶּ֑דִיgediproper noun (a name)Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six cities, along with their villages.here: Gedi
1 Samuel4 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 23:29עֵֽין־ʾein-proper noun (a name)And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi.here: En
- 1 Samuel 23:29גֶּֽדִי׃gediproper noun (a name)And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi.here: Gedi
- 1 Samuel 24:1עֵ֥יןʾeinproper noun (a name)After Saul had returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.”here: En
- 1 Samuel 24:1גֶּֽדִי׃ סgediproper noun (a name)After Saul had returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.”here: Gedi
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 20:2עֵ֥יןʾeinproper noun (a name)Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).here: [is] En
- 2 Chronicles 20:2גֶּֽדִי׃gediproper noun (a name)Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).here: Gedi
Song of Solomon2 occurrences
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 47:10מֵעֵ֥יןmeeinpreposition + proper noun (a name)Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.here: from En
- Ezekiel 47:10גֶּ֙דִי֙gediproper noun (a name)Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.here: Gedi