Maadan מַעֲדָן
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| מַעֲדָן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | maadan |
| Strong's number | H4574 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | delicacy |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (1) |
Maadan (Hebrew מַעֲדָן, Strong's H4574) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “delicacy”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
dainty (food), delight
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | delicately (2), dainties (1), delight (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | delicacies (2), delight (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Maadan, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 49:20Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 29:17Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
Lamentations
- Lamentations 4:5They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.Those who once ate delicacies are destitute in the streets; those brought up in crimson huddle in ash heaps.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).