עדנה

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Related to Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿēden, Eden), derived from Akkadian 𒂊𒁲𒉡 (edinu, plain, lowland; wilds, steppes; land naturally irrigated, untouched fertile land), a loan from Sumerian 𒂔 (eden, plain, open country).

Noun

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עֶדְנָה (ʿednáf

  1. (Biblical hapax legomenon): pleasure, delight
    • Tanach, Genesis 18:12, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַתִּצְחַק שָׂרָה בְּקִרְבָּהּ לֵאמֹר אַחֲרֵי בְלֹתִי הָיְתָה־לִּי עֶדְנָה וַאדֹנִי זָקֵן׃
      Va-titsḥáq Sara b-qirbáh lemór aḥaréi v'lotí háyta li ʿedná vadoní zaqén.
      And Sarah laughed within herself, saying: ‘After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?’

Proper noun

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עדנה (ʿednáf

  1. a female given name, Edna