Edom

English

Etymology

Via Late Latin Edōm from Koine Greek Ἐδώμ (Edṓm) from Biblical Hebrew אֱדוֹם (ʾĔḏōm).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ēʹdəm, IPA(key): /ˈi.dəm/
  • Rhymes: -iːdəm
  • Hyphenation: E‧dom

Proper noun

Edom

  1. (biblical) The name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible.
  2. (historical) A region whose inhabitants, the Edomites, traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau.
  3. (Judaism, historical, chiefly derogatory) Rome, the Roman Empire.
  4. (Judaism, historical, chiefly derogatory) Christianity.

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Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

  • Edom”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch edom, from Biblical Hebrew אֱדוֹם.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeː.dɔm/
  • Hyphenation: Edom

Proper noun

Edom n

  1. Edom (land and region in the southern Levant and northern Arabia)

Derived terms

Proper noun

Edom m

  1. Edom, Esau

Latin

Etymology

Via Koine Greek Ἐδώμ (Edṓm) from Biblical Hebrew אֱדוֹם (ʾĔḏōm).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Edōm m (indeclinable) (Late Latin, Medieval Latin)

  1. (biblical) Edom, Esau:
    1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Edom; a sobriquet of Esau in the Hebrew Bible
      Synonyms: Ēsāū, Ēsāus
      • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Genesis.36.1:
        Hae sunt autem generationes Esau, ipse est Edom
        And these are the generations of Esau, the same is Edom
    2. the tribe or nation which is said to be descended from Edom; Edomites
      Synonyms: Idūmaea, Idūmē, Idūmēa

Descendants

  • English: Edom

Further reading

  • Edom”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Edom in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Scots

Proper noun

Edom

  1. a male given name, variant of Aidam

References

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