Lexicon
אֱדוֹם
e.dom
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Edom

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e.dom is the proper name used for a land and its people or rulers, and also for Esau in identifying statements.

The proper noun most often denotes the land and political or collective entity described through its kings, chiefs, inhabitants, conflicts, and relation to surrounding nations; a smaller set of genealogical statements also identifies Esau by this name.

Senses in use

  1. Land and collective political entity · dominant

    The proper noun names a territory and its associated people or rulers: in 1 Chronicles 1:43 the APB renders kings reigning “in the land of Edom,” while 2 Samuel 8:14 describes garrisons throughout it and all of it becoming servants to David. It also stands in accounts of conflict and judgment, as in 2 Kings 8:20, where the APB renders Edom's rebellion against Judah, and Ezekiel 25:13, where judgment is directed upon it.

  2. Designation of Esau · occasional

    In Genesis 25:30 the proper noun occurs in the naming statement after Esau asks for red food; the APB renders, “Therefore he called his name Edom.” Genesis 36:1 and Genesis 36:19 likewise make the identification explicit, rendering “he is Edom” after naming Esau.

In the Anselm Paraphrase: The APB commonly presents the name directly as “Edom,” including phrases such as “the land of Edom” and accounts involving its kings, chiefs, or rebellion. It also uses “Edomites” in some conflict clauses, such as 2 Kings 14:7; because the paraphrase is not word-aligned, that wording does not by itself establish a separate lexical sense.

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