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עָדָשׁ H5742
H5742 is the Hebrew word עָדָשׁ, transliterated ʻâdâsh and said aw-dawsh'. The King James Version most often renders it lentiles.
What it means
a lentil.
Where it comes from
from an unused root of uncertain meaning.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: lentile.
Verses using עָדָשׁ
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 25:34 · KJV
Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
2 Samuel 17:28 · KJV
Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse,
2 Samuel 23:11 · KJV
And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.
Ezekiel 4:9 · KJV
Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5742 mean?
H5742 is the Hebrew word עָדָשׁ (ʻâdâsh), meaning a lentil.
How is H5742 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it lentiles (4 times).
How many times does H5742 appear in the Bible?
עָדָשׁ (ʻâdâsh) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5742 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root of uncertain meaning.
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