אֶדֶר
ʼeder · eh'-der
amplitude, i.e. (concrete) a mantle; also (figuratively) splendor
Lexicon
Derivation: from H142 (אָדַר);
amplitude, i.e. (concrete) a mantle; also (figuratively) splendor
- amplitude, i.e. (concrete) a mantle
- also, (figuratively) splendor
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: goodly, robe.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › the doorway, the way in › the head, the highest
Strength, the leader of the doorway, the way in of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֶדֶר above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms