Edom en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈi.dəm/
- ēʹdəm
Etymology
From Late Latin Edōm from Koine Greek Ἐδώμ (Edṓm) from Biblical Hebrew אֱדוֹם (ʾĔḏōm). The medieval Jewish use of Edom to refer to Christians referred to their view of Christianity as a heresy that originated from Judaism, comparing Christians to Esau as a relative who was hostile to Jacob (who represented the Jewish people). It originated from Jewish writings that compared the Roman authorities to Edom for their persecution of Jewish people, which was later applied to Christianity when the latter became the state religion of the Roman Empire.
Meanings
- The name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible.
- (historical) A region whose inhabitants, the Edomites, traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau.
- (Judaism, collective, derogatory, historical) Rome, the Roman Empire.
- (Judaism, collective, derogatory, historical) Christianity; Christendom, the Christian countries.
Deriveds
Relateds
Christendom · Islamdom · Hindudom · Jewry · Islamosphere · Dar al-Islam · Klal Yisrael
Synonyms
Esau (Esau)
Translations (41)
el Ιδουμαία (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · ga Eadóm (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · ru Эдо́м (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · cu едомъ (name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible) · grc Ἐδώμ (name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible) · ro Edom (name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible) · akk 𒌑𒁺𒈪 (name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible) · ru Эдо́м (name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible) · pl Edom (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · fr Édom (name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible) · ga Eadóm (name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible) · de Edom (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · akk 𒌑𒁺𒈪 (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · la Edōm (name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible) · la Idūmaea (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · la Idūmē (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · kk Едом (name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible) · grc Ἰδουμαία (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · fr Idumée (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · nl Edom (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · ru Едо́м (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · ro Edom (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · hu Edóm (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · de Edom (name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible) · grc Ἐδώμ (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · ru Идуме́я (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · egy i-A2-d-W-m:a-T14-N25 (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · cmn 以東 /以东 (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · el Εδώμ (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · nl Edom (name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible) · he אֱדוֹם (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · la Edōm (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · la Idūmēa (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · el Εδώμ (name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible) · fi Edom (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · kk Едом (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · ru Едо́м (name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible) · pl Edom (name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible) · cmn 以東 /以东 (name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible) · yue 以東 /以东 (region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau) · yue 以東 /以东 (name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible)