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Lexicon :: Strong's H5739 - ʿēḏer

Aa
עֵדֶר
Transliteration
ʿēḏer
Pronunciation
ay'-der
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1572a

Strong’s Definitions

עֵדֶר ʻêder, ay'-der; from H5737; an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals):—drove, flock, herd.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x

The KJV translates Strong's H5739 in the following manner: flock (32x), drove (4x), herds (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x
The KJV translates Strong's H5739 in the following manner: flock (32x), drove (4x), herds (2x).

  1. flock, herd

    1. flock

    2. herds, flocks and herds

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֵדֶר ʻêder, ay'-der; from H5737; an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals):—drove, flock, herd.
STRONGS H5739: Abbreviations
† I. עֵ֫דֶר noun masculineGenesis 29:2 flock, herd (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic עַדְרָא; on Greek Version of the LXX Γαδερ Genesis 35:16 (= HCT Genesis 35:21) see LagBN 76 f., who assigns ע׳ therefore, plausibly, to III. עדר (bdb072709), as lagging, loitering); — ע׳ absolute Genesis 32:17 (twice in verse) +, construct Songs 4:1 +; suffix עֶדְרוֺ Isaiah 40:11 +; plural עֲדָרִים Genesis 29:2 +, construct עֶדְרֵי Micah 5:7 +, etc.; —
1. flock:
a. of sheep, צאֹן ע׳ Genesis 29:2 (J), Micah 5:7, הַצ׳ ע׳ Joel 1:18; compare Genesis 29:2, 3, 8; Genesis 30:4 (all J), 1 Samuel 17:34; Jeremiah 51:23; Malachi 1:14; || צאֹן Ezekiel 34:12 (simile), Proverbs 27:23; + בְּהֵמָה 2 Chronicles 32:28; הָֽרְחֵלִים ע׳ Songs 6:6 = Songs 4:2 (insert probably הָֽר׳); sign of desolation Isaiah 17:2; Isaiah 32:14 (מִרְעֵה ע׳), Zephaniah 2:14; Jeremiah 6:3, of peace Jeremiah 31:24; in simile also Micah 2:12; Jeremiah 31:10; Psalm 78:52; figurative of Israel Isaiah 40:11; Jeremiah 13:20 (|| צאֹן), יהוה ע׳ Jeremiah 13:17, so עֶדְרוֺ Zechariah 10:3.
b. of goats, הָעִזִּים ע׳ Songs 4:1; Songs 6:5.
c. undefined Judges 5:16; Job 24:2; Songs 1:7.
2. herds, flocks and herds;
a. including sheep, cattle, etc., Genesis 32:17 (4 times in verse); Genesis 32:20 (compare Genesis 32:14; all E).
b. specifically בָקָר ע׳ Joel 1:18. — מִגְדַּלעֵֿדָר see above
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

29:2; 29:2; 29:2; 29:2; 29:3; 29:8; 30:4; 32:14; 32:17; 32:17; 32:20; 35:16; 35:21

Judges

5:16

1 Samuel

17:34

2 Chronicles

32:28

Job

24:2

Psalms

78:52

Proverbs

27:23

Song of Songs

1:7; 4:1; 4:1; 4:2; 6:5; 6:6

Isaiah

17:2; 32:14; 40:11; 40:11

Jeremiah

6:3; 13:17; 13:20; 31:10; 31:24; 51:23

Ezekiel

34:12

Joel

1:18; 1:18

Micah

2:12; 5:7; 5:7

Zephaniah

2:14

Zechariah

10:3

Malachi

1:14

H5739

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5739 matches the Hebrew עֵדֶר (ʿēḏer),
which occurs 39 times in 34 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:2 - And there he saw a water-hole in a field, and by the side of it three flocks of sheep, for there they got water for the sheep: and on the mouth of the water-hole there was a great stone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:3 - And all the flocks would come together there, and when the stone had been rolled away, they would give the sheep water, and put the stone back again in its place on the mouth of the water-hole.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:8 - And they said, We are not able to do so till all the flocks have come together and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the water-hole; then we will get water for the sheep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:40

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:40 - These lambs Jacob kept separate; and he put his flock in a place by themselves and not with Laban's flock.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:16 - These he gave to his servants, every herd by itself, and he said to his servants, Go on before me, and let there be a space between one herd and another.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:19 - And he gave the same orders to the second and the third and to all those who were with the herds, saying, This is what you are to say to Esau when you see him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:16 - Why did you keep quiet among the sheep, hearing nothing but the watchers piping to the flocks?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:34 - And David said to Saul, Your servant has been keeper of his father's sheep; and if a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:28 - And store-houses for the produce of grain and wine and oil; and buildings for all sorts of beasts and flocks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:2 - The landmarks are changed by evil men, they violently take away flocks, together with their keepers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:52

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:52 - But he took his people out like sheep, guiding them in the waste land like a flock.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:23 - Take care to have knowledge about the condition of your flocks, looking well after your herds;

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:7 - Say, O love of my soul, where you give food to your flock, and where you make them take their rest in the heat of the day; why have I to be as one wandering by the flocks of your friends?

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:1 - See, you are fair, my love, you are fair; you have the eyes of a dove; your hair is as a flock of goats, which take their rest on the side of Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:2 - Your teeth are like a flock of sheep whose wool is newly cut, which come up from the washing; every one has two lambs, and there is not one without young.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:5 - Let your eyes be turned away from me; see, they have overcome me; your hair is as a flock of goats which take their rest on the side of Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:6 - Your teeth are like a flock of sheep which come up from the washing; every one has two lambs, and there is not one without young.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:2 - Her towns are unpeopled for ever; there the flocks take their rest in peace, without fear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:14 - For the fair houses will have no man living in them; the town which was full of noise will become a waste; the hill and the watchtower will be unpeopled for ever, a joy for the asses of the woods, a place of food for the flocks;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:11 - He will give food to his flock like a keeper of sheep; with his arm he will get it together, and will take up the lambs on his breast, gently guiding those which are with young.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:3 - Keepers of sheep with their flocks will come to her; they will put up their tents round her; everyone will get food in his place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:17 - But if you do not give ear to it, my soul will be weeping in secret for your pride; my eye will be weeping bitterly, streaming with water, because the Lord's flock has been taken away as prisoners.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:20 - Let your eyes be lifted up (O Jerusalem), and see those who are coming from the north. Where is the flock which was given to you, your beautiful flock?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:10 - Give ear to the word of the Lord, O you nations, and give news of it in the sea-lands far away, and say, He who has sent Israel wandering will get him together and will keep him as a keeper does his flock.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:24 - And Judah and all its towns will be living there together; the farmers and those who go about with flocks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:23 - With you the keeper of sheep with his flock will be broken, and with you the farmer and his oxen will be broken, and with you captains and rulers will be broken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:12 - As the keeper goes looking for his flock when he is among his wandering sheep, so I will go looking for my sheep, and will get them safely out of all the places where they have been sent wandering in the day of clouds and black night.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:18 - What sounds of pain come from the beasts! the herds of cattle are at a loss because there is no grass for them; even the flocks of sheep are no longer to be seen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:12 - I will certainly make all of you, O Jacob, come together; I will get together the rest of Israel; I will put them together like the sheep in their circle: like a flock in their green field; they will be full of the noise of men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:8 - And you, O tower of the flock, Ophel of the daughter of Zion, to you it will come, even the earlier authority, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:8 - And the rest of Jacob will be among the nations, in the middle of the mass of peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the woods, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep: if he goes through, they will be crushed under foot and pulled to bits, and there will be no saviour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:14 - And herds will take their rest in the middle of her, all the beasts of the valley: the pelican and the porcupine will make their living-places on the tops of its pillars; the owl will be crying in the window; the raven will be seen on the doorstep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:3 - My wrath is burning against the keepers of the flock, and I will send punishment on the he-goats: for the Lord of armies takes care of his flock, the people of Judah, and will make them like the horse of his pride in the fight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:14 - A curse on the false man who has a male in his flock, and takes his oath, and gives to the Lord a damaged thing: for I am a great King, says the Lord of armies, and my name is to be feared among the Gentiles.
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