Edom

English

Etymology

From Hebrew אֱדוֹם‎ (ʾĕḏōm).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈidəm/

Proper noun

Edom

(biblical) The name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible.
(historical) A region whose inhabitants, the Edomites, traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau.
(Judaism, historical, chiefly derogatory) Rome, the Roman Empire.
(Judaism, historical, chiefly derogatory) Christianity.

Synonyms

(Esau): Esau

Derived terms

Edomite

Translations

name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible

Akkadian: 𒌑𒁺𒈪 (údumi)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 以東, 以东 (ji⁵ dung¹)

Mandarin: 以東／以东 (zh) (Yǐdōng)
Dutch: Edom m
French: Édom (fr) m
German: Edom m
Irish: Eadóm m
Kazakh: Едом (Edom)
Polish: Edom (pl) m
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Romanian: Edom m
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau

Akkadian: 𒌑𒁺𒈪 (údumi)
Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Cantonese: 以東, 以东 (ji⁵ dung¹)

Mandarin: 以東／以东 (zh) (Yǐdōng)
Dutch: Edom n
Egyptian:

(jdwmꜥ)
Finnish: Edom (fi)
French: Idumée (fr)
German: Edom n
Greek:
Ancient: Ἰδουμαία f (Idoumaía)
Hebrew: אֱדוֹם‎ (he) m (edóm),
Hungarian: Edóm (hu)
Irish: Eadóm m
Kazakh: Едом (Edom)
Latin: Idumea
Polish: Edom (pl) m
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Romanian: Edom m
Russian: Эдо́м (ru) (Edóm)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Yiddish: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

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

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch edom, from Biblical Hebrew אֱדוֹם‎.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈeː.dɔm/
Hyphenation: Edom

Proper noun

Edom n

Edom (land and region in the southern Levant and northern Arabia)

Derived terms

Edomiet

Proper noun

Edom m

Edom, Esau

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