King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H5739
Transliteration: eder
Phonetic Spelling: (ay'-der)
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: a flock, herd
Meaning: an arrangement, muster
Word Summary
eder: a flock, herd
Original Word: עֵדֶרTransliteration: eder
Phonetic Spelling: (ay'-der)
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: a flock, herd
Meaning: an arrangement, muster
Strong's Concordance
drove, flock, herd From adar; an arrangement, i.e. Muster (of animals) -- drove, flock, herd.
see HEBREW adar
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H5739. eder
I. עֵ֫דֶר noun masculineGenesis 29:2 flock, herd (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic עַדְרָא; on ᵐ5 Γαδερ 35:16 ( = HCT 35:21) see LagBN 76 f., who assigns ׳ע therefore, plausibly, to III. עדר (), as lagging, loitering); — ׳ע absolute 32:17 (twice in verse) +, construct Song of Solomon 4:1 +; suffix עֶדְרוֺ Isaiah 40:11 +; plural עֲדָרִים Genesis 29:2 +, construct עֶדְרֵי Micah 5:7 +, etc.; —
1 flock:
a. of sheep, ׳ע צאֹן Genesis 29:2 (J), Micah 5:7, ׳ע ׳הַצ Joel 1:18; compare Genesis 29:2-3, 8; 30:4 (all J), 1 Samuel 17:34; Jeremiah 51:23; Malachi 1:14; "" צאֹן Ezekiel 34:12 (simile), Proverbs 27:23; + בְּהֵמָה2 Chronicles 32:28; ׳ע הָֽרְחֵלִים Song of Solomon 6:6 = 4:2 (insert probably ׳הָֽר); sign of desolation Isaiah 17:2; 32:14 (׳ע מִרְעֵה), Zephaniah 2:14; Jeremiah 6:3, of peace 31:24; in simile also Micah 2:12; Jeremiah 31:10; Psalm 78:52; figurative of Israel Isaiah 40:11; Jeremiah 13:20 ("" צאֹן), ׳ע יהוה 13:17, so עֶדְרוֺ Zechariah 10:3.
b. of goats, ׳ע הָעִזִּים Song of Solomon 4:1; 6:5.
c. undefined Judges 5:16; Job 24:2; Song of Solomon 1:7.
2 herds, flocks and herds;
a. including sheep, cattle, etc., Genesis 32:17 (4 t. in verse); 32:20 (compare 32:14; all E).
b. specifically ׳ע בָקָר Joel 1:18. — מִגְדַּלעֵֿדָר see above