Edom (אֱדוֹם) means Edom in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Edom
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Edom.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ממלכה קדומה בחלקה הדרומי של עבר הירדן.
וַיִּשְׁלַח יַעֲקֹב מַלְאָכִים לְפָנָיו אֶל־עֵשָׂו אָחִיו אַרְצָה שֵׂעִיר שְׂדֵה אֱדוֹם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Edom is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֱדוֹם
- Written without vowel points
- אדום
- Said
- edom
- Root
- א־ד־מ
- Pattern
- קְטוֹל
- Gematria
- 51
This is how Edom is said in other languages.
- English
- Edom
- Arabic
- إدوم
- Russian
- Эдом
- French
- Idumée
- Spanish
- Edom
- German
- Edom
These words mean nearly the same as Edom.
- שעיר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Edom.
The word Edom is part of these phrases and sayings.
- סלע אדום
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Edom comes from the root א־ד־מ, like these words.
This is where the word Edom comes from.
קדם-שמית(לשון אפרו-אסיה) - אדמ -adam בהוראת, בן אדם. כנענית (אדומית) - אדמ,שבט. בלשון גרג הדרום-אתיופית - "וודם", wdm בהוראת "שדה". אכדית אוּ-דוּ-מִי האגיפטולוג ארנסט ווליס באדג' מצא, שבמצרית קדומה מצוייה תיבת הירוגליף מקבילה, בצורת - "Átum" בהוראת "אשת (האל הכנעני) רשפֻּ",וגם בהוראת אל ממוצא סורי. וז) את הרעה אש(ר) אדו(ם עשתה)". האוסטרקון נמנה על ארכיון אלישב בן אשיהו.
These words come before and after Edom in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Edom.
What does Edom (אֱדוֹם) mean in Hebrew?
Edom (אֱדוֹם) means Edom. It is said edom, with the stress on dom.
What is a synonym for Edom (אֱדוֹם)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Edom (אֱדוֹם) are שעיר.
What rhymes with Edom (אֱדוֹם)?
Words that rhyme with Edom (אֱדוֹם) include מקום, אטום, יום, חום, דרום, and חרטום.
Is Edom (אֱדוֹם) masculine or feminine?
The word Edom (אֱדוֹם) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אדום of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.