Edom

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew אֱדוֹם (ʾĕḏōm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈidəm/

Proper noun

Edom

1. (biblical) The name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible.
2. (historical) A region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau.

Synonyms

• (Esau): Esau
• (nation descended from Esau): Edomites

Derived terms

• Edomite

Translations

name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible

• Akkadian: 𒌑𒁺𒈪 (údumi)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 以東／以东 (ji⁵ dung¹), 以东 (ji⁵ dung¹)

  Mandarin: 以東／以东 (zh) (yǐdōng), 以东 (zh) (Yǐdōng)

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• French: Edom (fr) m
• Irish: Eadóm m
• Polish: Edom (pl) m

region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau

• Akkadian: 𒌑𒁺𒈪 (údumi)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 以東／以东 (ji⁵ dung¹), 以东 (ji⁵ dung¹)

  Mandarin: 以東／以东 (zh) (yǐdōng), 以东 (zh) (Yǐdōng)

• Egyptian: (jdwmꜥ)
• Finnish: Edom (fi)
• French: Idumée (fr)
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• Hebrew: אֱדוֹם (he) m (edóm),
• Hungarian: Edóm (hu)
• Irish: Eadóm m
• Latin: Idumea
• Polish: Edom (pl) m
• Russian: Эдо́м (ru) (Edóm)

Anagrams

• E.D. Mo., Medo-, demo, demo-, dome, mode