eden · base

What it means

eden (אֶדֶן) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “base”.

Pedestal on which a board or a pillar rests; also the foundations of the earth (Job 38:6).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. The firm piece on which a board or a pillar rests.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Word study

Base, pedestal: the piece on which a board or a pillar rests.

• The silver bases of the boards of the dwelling Exodus 26:19Exodus 36:24
• The bronze bases of the pillars of the courtyard Exodus 27:17Exodus 38:17
• The charge of carrying the bases Numbers 3:36Numbers 4:31
• “On what were its bases sunk?” Job 38:6
• Pillars on bases of gold Song of Songs 5:15

Historical and cultural background

Under each board of the dwelling there were two bases of silver (Exodus 26:19). The hundred talents of silver from the census were cast into a hundred bases, “a talent per base” (Exodus 38:27).

How we translate it

“Bases” 56 times, in the building of the dwelling and also in the poetic images of Job 38:6 (the foundations of the earth) and the Song 5:15 (the legs of the beloved); once “per base” (Exodus 38:27).

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• bases ×56
• per base ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Exodus×51
• Numbers×4
• Job×1
• Song of Songs×1

• Exodus 26:19

  And forty bases of silver you shall make under the twenty boards, two bases under one board for its two tenons, and two bases under another board for its two tenons.

• Exodus 26:21

  and their forty bases of silver, two bases under one board and two bases under another board.

• Exodus 26:25

  So there shall be eight boards, with their bases of silver, sixteen bases, two bases under one board and two bases under another board.

• Exodus 26:32

  You shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, their hooks of gold, on four bases of silver.

• Exodus 26:37

  You shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia and overlay them with gold; their hooks shall be of gold, and you shall cast for them five bases of bronze.

• Exodus 27:10

  and its pillars twenty, and their bases twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their rods shall be of silver.

• Exodus 27:11

  And likewise for the north side, in length, hangings a hundred cubits long, and its pillars twenty, and their bases twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their rods shall be of silver.

• Exodus 27:12

  For the width of the courtyard on the west side there shall be hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten and their bases ten.

• Exodus 27:14

  Fifteen cubits of hangings for the one side, their pillars three and their bases three;

• Exodus 27:15

  and for the other side fifteen cubits of hangings, their pillars three and their bases three.

• Exodus 27:16

  For the gate of the courtyard there shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer, their pillars four and their bases four.

• Exodus 27:17

  All the pillars of the courtyard all around shall be joined with rods of silver; their hooks of silver and their bases of bronze.

• Exodus 27:18

  The length of the courtyard shall be a hundred cubits, the width fifty all along, and the height five cubits, of fine twisted linen, and their bases of bronze.

• Exodus 35:11

  the dwelling, its tent and its covering, its clasps and its boards, its bars, its pillars and its bases;

• Exodus 35:17

  the hangings of the courtyard, its pillars and its bases, and the screen of the gate of the courtyard;

• Exodus 36:24

  and forty bases of silver he made under the twenty boards, two bases under one board for its two tenons, and two bases under another board for its two tenons.

• Exodus 36:26

  and their forty bases of silver, two bases under one board and two bases under another board.

• Exodus 36:30

  And there were eight boards and their bases of silver, sixteen bases, two bases, two bases under each board.

• Exodus 36:36

  And he made for it four pillars of acacia, and overlaid them with gold; their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four bases of silver.

• Exodus 36:38

  and its five pillars and their hooks; and he overlaid their tops and their rods with gold; and their five bases were of bronze.

• Exodus 38:10

  their pillars twenty and their bases twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their rods were of silver.

• Exodus 38:11

  And for the north side, a hundred cubits; their pillars twenty and their bases twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their rods were of silver.

• Exodus 38:12

  And for the west side, hangings of fifty cubits; their pillars ten and their bases ten; the hooks of the pillars and their rods were of silver.

• Exodus 38:14

  Hangings of fifteen cubits for the one side; their pillars three and their bases three.

• Exodus 38:15

  And for the second side, on this side and on that side of the gate of the courtyard, hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three and their bases three.

• Exodus 38:17

  And the bases for the pillars were of bronze, the hooks of the pillars and their rods of silver, and the overlaying of their tops of silver, and they were joined with rods of silver, all the pillars of the courtyard.

• Exodus 38:19

  And their pillars were four and their bases four, of bronze; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their tops and their rods of silver.

• Exodus 38:27

  And the hundred talents of silver were for casting the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil; a hundred bases for the hundred talents, a talent per base.

• Exodus 38:30

  And with it he made the bases of the entrance of the tent of meeting, and the altar of bronze, and the grating of bronze that belonged to it, and all the utensils of the altar,

• Exodus 38:31

  and the bases of the courtyard all around, and the bases of the gate of the courtyard, and all the pegs of the dwelling, and all the pegs of the courtyard all around.

• Exodus 39:33

  And they brought the dwelling to Moses, the tent and all its utensils, its clasps, its boards, its bars, and its pillars, and its bases;

• Exodus 39:40

  the hangings of the courtyard, its pillars and its bases, and the screen for the gate of the courtyard, its cords and its pegs, and all the utensils for the service of the dwelling, for the tent of meeting;

• Exodus 40:18

  And Moses set up the dwelling, and put its bases, and set its boards, and put its bars, and set up its pillars.

• Numbers 3:36

  And the appointed charge of the sons of Merari is the frames of the dwelling, and its bars, and its pillars, and its bases, and all its utensils, and all its service,

• Numbers 3:37

  and the pillars of the court all around, and their bases, and their pegs, and their cords.

• Numbers 4:31

  And this is the charge of their load, for all their service in the tent of meeting: the frames of the dwelling, and its bars, and its pillars, and its bases,

• Numbers 4:32

  and the pillars of the court all around, and their bases, and their pegs, and their cords, with all their utensils and with all their service; and by names you shall assign the utensils of the charge of their load.

• Job 38:6

  On what were its bases sunk? Or who laid its cornerstone,

• Song of Songs 5:15

  His legs are pillars of alabaster set on bases of pure gold; his appearance is like Lebanon, choice as the cedars.

And 18 more times.