Skip to content
The Historic Faith
Strong's Concordance
Hebrew Word Study

Strong's H5731 עֵדֶן (eden)

`Eden - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Strong's Number H5731
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 15
Books 5

Strong's H5731 Quick Answer

Strong's H5731 עֵדֶן (`Eden) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `Eden (ay'-den) n/p. 1. Eden, the region of Adam's home [the same as H5730 (masculine)] It has 15 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include eden. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
`Eden (ay'-den) n/p. 1. Eden, the region of Adam's home [the same as H5730 (masculine)]
Usage
15 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
eden

Meaning and Definition

`Eden (ay'-den) n/p. 1. Eden, the region of Adam's home [the same as H5730 (masculine)] KJV: Eden. Root(s): H5730

Original Word
עֵדֶן
Transliteration
`Eden
Derivation
First root strongs: 5730
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5731. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Eden

Usage: A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.29.12; son of: Joah (H3098L) § Eden= "pleasure" a Gershonite Levite, son of Joah in the days of king Hezekiah of Judah

STEPBible · Tyndale House, Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

How Strong's H5731 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `Eden, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Eden Genesis 2:8 15×

How Strong's H5731 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 15 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5731 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5731 in the Old Testament

15 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 2:8 KJV

And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Genesis 2:10 KJV

And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

Genesis 2:15 KJV

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

Usage Excerpts

First 15 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5731.

Genesis 2:8 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Genesis 2:10 Old Testament, KJV
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
Genesis 2:15 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Genesis 3:23 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
Genesis 3:24 Old Testament, KJV
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Genesis 4:16 Old Testament, KJV
And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
2 Chronicles 29:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah:
2 Chronicles 31:15 Old Testament, KJV
And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:
Isaiah 51:3 Old Testament, KJV
For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
Ezekiel 28:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
Ezekiel 31:9 Old Testament, KJV
I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.
Ezekiel 31:16 Old Testament, KJV
I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.
Ezekiel 31:18 Old Testament, KJV
To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 36:35 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited.
Joel 2:3 Old Testament, KJV
A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5731, grouped by book.

Genesis 6 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 5 usages, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5731 FAQ

What does eden (עֵדֶן) mean?

Eden (Strong's H5731) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Eden". `Eden (ay'-den) n/p. 1. Eden, the region of Adam's home [the same as H5730 (masculine)]

How many times is eden (עֵדֶן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 15 linked usages for Strong's H5731 across 5 books.

Where can I study eden (עֵדֶן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5731 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate eden (עֵדֶן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as eden. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.