"Edom" meaning in English

See Edom in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈi.dəm/
enPR: ēʹdəm Rhymes: -iːdəm Etymology: Via Late Latin Edōm from Koine Greek Ἐδώμ (Edṓm) from Biblical Hebrew אֱדוֹם (ʾĔḏōm). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la-lat|Edōm}} Late Latin Edōm, {{der|en|grc-koi|Ἐδώμ}} Koine Greek Ἐδώμ (Edṓm), {{der|en|hbo|אֱדוֹם|tr=ʾĔḏōm}} Biblical Hebrew אֱדוֹם (ʾĔḏōm) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Edom
  1. (biblical) The name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible. Synonyms (Esau): Esau Translations (name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible): 𒌑𒁺𒈪 (údumi) (Akkadian), Ἐδώμ (Edṓm) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), 以東 /以东 (english: ji⁵ dung¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 以東 /以东 (Yǐdōng) (Chinese Mandarin), Edom [masculine] (Dutch), Édom [masculine] (French), Edom [masculine] (German), Εδώμ (Edóm) [masculine] (Greek), Eadóm [masculine] (Irish), Едом (Edom) (Kazakh), Edōm [masculine] (Latin), едомъ (edomŭ) (Old Church Slavonic), Edom [masculine] (Polish), Edom [masculine] (Romanian), Едо́м (Jedóm) [masculine] (Russian), Эдо́м (Edóm) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Edom-en-name-YRIhuHxp Categories (other): Bible, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Akkadian translations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Egyptian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Old Church Slavonic translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Biblical characters, Individuals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 16 10 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 81 8 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 3 3 34 10 11 7 26 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 37 10 6 8 28 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Akkadian translations: 56 10 24 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 39 9 42 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 70 10 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 77 9 8 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian translations: 56 11 23 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 70 10 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 78 9 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 74 8 10 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 61 9 24 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 86 5 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 57 9 27 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 56 10 25 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 56 11 23 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 64 9 20 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 68 7 17 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Church Slavonic translations: 68 10 14 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 71 10 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 72 8 12 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 75 10 7 8 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 72 15 4 8 Disambiguation of Individuals: 63 13 13 11 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'Esau': 52 34 12 3 Disambiguation of 'name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible': 89 4 4 3
  2. (historical) A region whose inhabitants, the Edomites, traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau. Tags: historical Translations (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau): 𒌑𒁺𒈪 (údumi) (Akkadian), Ἰδουμαία (Idoumaía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Ἐδώμ (Edṓm) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), 以東 /以东 (english: ji⁵ dung¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 以東 /以东 (Yǐdōng) (Chinese Mandarin), Edom [neuter] (Dutch), i-A2-d-W-m:a-T14-N25 (jdwmꜥ) (Egyptian), Edom (Finnish), Idumée (French), Edom [neuter] (German), Ιδουμαία (Idoumaía) [feminine] (Greek), Εδώμ (Edóm) [masculine] (Greek), אֱדוֹם (edóm) [masculine] (Hebrew), Edóm (Hungarian), Eadóm [masculine] (Irish), Едом (Edom) (Kazakh), Idūmaea [feminine] (Latin), Idūmēa [feminine] (Latin), Idūmē [feminine] (Latin), Edōm [masculine] (Latin), Edom [masculine] (Polish), Edom [masculine] (Romanian), Идуме́я (Iduméja) [feminine] (Russian), Эдо́м (Edóm) [masculine] (Russian), Едо́м (Jedóm) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Edom-en-name-tf7rFf-B Disambiguation of 'region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau': 28 64 5 3
  3. (Judaism, historical, chiefly derogatory, collective) Rome, the Roman Empire. Tags: Judaism, collective, derogatory, historical
    Sense id: en-Edom-en-name-NKQ-v-Xk Categories (other): Judaism, Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 39 9 42 10
  4. (Judaism, historical, chiefly derogatory, collective) Christianity; Christendom, the Christian countries. Tags: Judaism, collective, derogatory, historical
    Sense id: en-Edom-en-name-hemn42Lc Categories (other): Judaism, Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 39 9 42 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Edomite Related terms: Hindudom (english: Hindu world), Christendom (english: Christian world), Dar al-Islam (english: the Muslim world), Jewry, Klal Yisrael (english: collective terms for Jewish people)
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          "word": "Idūmēa"
        },
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          "lang": "Latin",
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          "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
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            "feminine"
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        },
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        },
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          ],
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          ],
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        }
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      "enpr": "ēʹdəm"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.dəm/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːdəm"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Edom"
}
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    "English terms derived from Koine Greek",
    "English terms derived from Late Latin",
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    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Egyptian translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hebrew translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Kazakh translations",
    "Terms with Latin translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
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    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
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      "word": "Edomite"
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
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      "english": "Hindu world",
      "translation": "Hindu world",
      "word": "Hindudom"
    },
    {
      "english": "Christian world",
      "translation": "Christian world",
      "word": "Christendom"
    },
    {
      "english": "the Muslim world",
      "translation": "the Muslim world",
      "word": "Dar al-Islam"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jewry"
    },
    {
      "english": "collective terms for Jewish people",
      "translation": "collective terms for Jewish people",
      "word": "Klal Yisrael"
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        "The name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible."
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        "(biblical) The name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible."
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        "A region whose inhabitants, the Edomites, traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau."
      ],
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          "Edomite",
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        "(historical) A region whose inhabitants, the Edomites, traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau."
      ],
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        "historical"
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        "Rome, the Roman Empire."
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          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
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        "(Judaism, historical, chiefly derogatory, collective) Rome, the Roman Empire."
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        "historical"
      ]
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        "Christianity; Christendom, the Christian countries."
      ],
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          "Judaism",
          "Judaism"
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          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
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          "Christianity"
        ],
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          "Christendom"
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        "(Judaism, historical, chiefly derogatory, collective) Christianity; Christendom, the Christian countries."
      ],
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        "Judaism",
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        "historical"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "enpr": "ēʹdəm"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.dəm/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːdəm"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "Esau",
      "word": "Esau"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "akk",
      "lang": "Akkadian",
      "lang_code": "akk",
      "roman": "údumi",
      "sense": "name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible",
      "word": "𒌑𒁺𒈪"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "english": "ji⁵ dung¹",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "lang_code": "yue",
      "sense": "name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible",
      "translation": "ji⁵ dung¹",
      "word": "以東 /以东"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "Yǐdōng",
      "sense": "name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible",
      "word": "以東 /以东"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Edom"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Édom"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Edom"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "Edóm",
      "sense": "name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Εδώμ"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "lang_code": "grc",
      "roman": "Edṓm",
      "sense": "name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ἐδώμ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Eadóm"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "lang_code": "kk",
      "roman": "Edom",
      "sense": "name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible",
      "word": "Едом"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Edōm"
    },
    {
      "code": "cu",
      "lang": "Old Church Slavonic",
      "lang_code": "cu",
      "roman": "edomŭ",
      "sense": "name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible",
      "word": "едомъ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Edom"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Edom"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "Jedóm",
      "sense": "name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Едо́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "Edóm",
      "sense": "name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Эдо́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "akk",
      "lang": "Akkadian",
      "lang_code": "akk",
      "roman": "údumi",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "word": "𒌑𒁺𒈪"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "english": "ji⁵ dung¹",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "lang_code": "yue",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "translation": "ji⁵ dung¹",
      "word": "以東 /以东"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "Yǐdōng",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "word": "以東 /以东"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Edom"
    },
    {
      "code": "egy",
      "lang": "Egyptian",
      "lang_code": "egy",
      "roman": "jdwmꜥ",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "word": "i-A2-d-W-m:a-T14-N25"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "word": "Edom"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "word": "Idumée"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Edom"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "Idoumaía",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ιδουμαία"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "Edóm",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Εδώμ"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "lang_code": "grc",
      "roman": "Idoumaía",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ἰδουμαία"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "lang_code": "grc",
      "roman": "Edṓm",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ἐδώμ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "edóm",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "אֱדוֹם"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "word": "Edóm"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Eadóm"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "lang_code": "kk",
      "roman": "Edom",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "word": "Едом"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Idūmaea"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Idūmēa"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Idūmē"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Edōm"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Edom"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Edom"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "Iduméja",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Идуме́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "Edóm",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Эдо́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "Jedóm",
      "sense": "region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Едо́м"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Edom"
}

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