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Eder

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5740

עֵ֫דֶר

e.der — Eder

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.23.23; son of: Mushi (H4187); brother of: Mahli (H4249H) and Jerimoth (H3406K) § Eder = "a flock" a Merarite Levite in the time of David

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5738

עֶ֫דֶר

e.der — Eder

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.15; son of: Beriah (H1283I); brother of: Arad (H6166B), Ahio (H0283H), Shashak (H8349), Jeremoth (H3406I), Zebadiah (H2069), Michael (H4317L), Ishpah (H3472) and Joha (H3109) § Ader = "flock" 1) a Benjamite, son of Beriah, chief of the inhabitants of Aijalon 1a) also 'Eder'

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2069

זְבַדְיָהוּ

ze.vad.yah — Zebadiah

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.15; son of: Beriah (H1283I); brother of: Arad (H6166B), Ahio (H0283H), Shashak (H8349), Jeremoth (H3406I), Eder (H5738), Michael (H4317L), Ishpah (H3472) and Joha (H3109) § Zebadiah = "endowment of Jehovah" 1) a Benjamite of the sons of Beriah 2) a Benjamite of the sons of Elpaal 3) one of the sons of Jeroham of Gedor and one of David's men 4) son of Asahel, brother of Joab, and one of David's men 5) son of Michael, of the sons of Shephatiah 6) a priest of the sons of Immer, who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 7) a Levite, 3rd son of Meshelemiah the Korhite 8) a Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat 9) son of Ishmael and prince of the house of Judah in the reign of Jehoshaphat

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4187

מוּשִׁי

mu.shi — Mushi

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.19; son of: Merari (H4847); brother of: Mahli (H4249) and Jaaziah (H3269); father of: Mahli (H4249H), Eder (H5740A) and Jerimoth (H3406K) Also named: mu.shi (מוּשִׁי "Mushite" H4188) § Mushi = "yielding" son of Merari, grandson of Kohath, and great grandson of Levi

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1446

גְּדוֹר

ge.dor — Gedor

Gedor = "wall" a town in the mountainous part of Judah a few miles north of Hebron Also named: ge.der (גֶּ֫דֶר "Geder" H1445)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2985

יָבִין

ya.vin — Jabin

A man living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at Jos.11.1 § Jabin = "whom God observes" 1) a king of Hazor who organised a confederacy of the northern princes against Joshua; confederacy routed by the waters of Merom 2) another king of Hazor whose general, Sisera, was defeated by Barak

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1177

בַּ֫עַל חָנָן

ba.al cha.nan — Baal-hanan

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.38; son of: Achbor (H5907) § Baal-hanan = "Baal is gracious" 1) an early king of Edom 2) one of David's officers, a Gederite, who had the superintendence of his olive and sycamore plantations

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3109

יוֹחָא

yo.ach — Joha

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.16; son of: Beriah (H1283I); brother of: Arad (H6166B), Ahio (H0283H), Shashak (H8349), Jeremoth (H3406I), Zebadiah (H2069), Eder (H5738), Michael (H4317L) and Ishpah (H3472) § Joha = "Jehovah gives life" 1) one of the sons of Beriah the Benjamite 2) the Tizite, one of David's mighty warriors

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4068

מָדוֹן

ma.don — Madon

§ Madon = "strife" one of the principal cities of Canaan who joined Jabin and his confederates in their battle against Joshua at the waters of Merom and were defeated

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4188

מוּשִׁי

mu.shi — Mushite

Someone descended from Mushi who was a man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.19; son of: Merari (H4847); brother of: Mahli (H4249) and Jaaziah (H3269); father of: Mahli (H4249H), Eder (H5740A) and Jerimoth (H3406K) Group of mu.shi (מוּשִׁי "Mushi" H4187) § Mushites, of Mushi "yielding" descendants of Mushi, the great grandson of Levi

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4792

מֵרוֹם

me.rom — Merom

§ Merom = "high place" the lake in northern Canaan at which Joshua routed the northern confederacy headed by Jabin 1a) site uncertain; probably the lake formed by the Jordan river about 10 miles (16 km) north of the Sea of Galilee

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8349

שָׁשָׁק

sha.shaq — Shashak

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.14; son of: Beriah (H1283I); brother of: Arad (H6166B), Ahio (H0283H), Jeremoth (H3406I), Zebadiah (H2069), Eder (H5738), Michael (H4317L), Ishpah (H3472) and Joha (H3109); father of: Ishpan (H3473), Eber (H5677J), Eliel (H0447I), Abdon (H5658I), Zichri (H2147I), Hanan (H2605), Hananiah (H2608O), Elam (H5867), Anthothijah (H6070), Iphdeiah (H3301), Penuel (H6439I) § Shashak = "longing" a Benjamite, son of Beriah and father of Iphedeiah and Penuel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1445

גֶּ֫דֶר

ge.der — Geder

Geder = "wall" one of the Canaanite towns captured in the Promised Land by Joshua and the Israelites Another name of ge.dor (גְּדוֹר "Gedor" H1446G)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1451

גְּדֵרִי

ge.de.ri — Gederite

Group of ge.de.rah (גְּדֵרָה "Gederah" H1449) § Gederite = "a wall" an inhabitant of Geder

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3472

יִשְׁפָּה

yish.pah — Ishpah

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.16; son of: Beriah (H1283I); brother of: Arad (H6166B), Ahio (H0283H), Shashak (H8349), Jeremoth (H3406I), Zebadiah (H2069), Eder (H5738), Michael (H4317L) and Joha (H3109) § Ispah = "He is bare" a Benjamite of the family of Beriah and one of the heads of his tribe

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6036

עָנוּב

a.nuv — Anub

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.8; son of: Koz (H6976); brother of: Zobebah (H6637) and Harum (H2037) § Anub = "confederate" son of Coz, descendant of Judah and Caleb through Ashur, the father of Tekoa

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GREEK · G9361

σύστρεμμα

sustremma — a confederation

anything twisted up together: a body of men, a crowd, concourse , (Polybius Historicus) from συστρέφω (ML)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1452

גְּדֵרָתִי

ge.de.ra.ti — Gederathite

Gederathite = "a wall" an inhabitant of Gederah Another spelling of ge.de.rah (גְּדֵרָה "Gederah" H1449)

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Historical dictionary entry

Flock. (1.) A city in the south of Judah, on the border of Idumea (Josh. 15:21). (2.) The second of the three sons of Mushi, of the family of Merari, appointed to the Levitical office (1 Chr. 23:23; 24:30).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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