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BoyHebrew & BiblicalHistorical name

Eder

עדר

Hebrew for "flock", as of sheep or goats.

Meaning and origin

Eder is the ordinary Hebrew word for a flock, used in the Bible both as part of a place name, the "tower of the flock" (Migdal Eder) near Bethlehem where Jacob once pitched his tent, and as the personal name of a minor…

How to pronounce Eder

HebrewEH-dehr /ˈedeʁ/

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