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H5727 עָדַן (ʻâdan) aw-dan'

Hebrew
Verb (Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

to luxuriate

Strong's Definition

to be soft or pleasant; figuratively and reflexively, to live voluptuously

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: delight self.

TWOT Reference: 1567

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) (Hithpael) to luxuriate, delight oneself

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

עָדַן (a.dan) — to luxuriate. (Hithpael) to luxuriate, delight oneself

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb · מַעֲדַנִּים · עָדִין · עֵדֶן · עֶדְנָה · עֵדֶן

Rejoice | verb hit

to enjoy oneself, to delight oneself, to revel, to luxuriate = to find excessive joy in the things that one does

NEH 9:25

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[עָדַן] vb. denom. Hithp. luxuriate (NH Pi. delight (act.), so Syr. Syriac);—Ne 9:25 ref

Bible Occurrences (1)

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