עדנה

Hebrew

Etymology

Related to Hebrew עֵדֶן‎ (ʿēden, “Eden”), derived from Akkadian 𒂊𒁲𒉡 (/edinu/, “plain, lowland; wilds, steppes; land naturally irrigated, untouched fertile land”), a loan from Sumerian 𒂔 (eden, “plain, open country”).

Noun

עֶדְנָה • (ʿedná) f

  1. (Biblical hapax legomenon): pleasure, delight
    • Genesis 18:12, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      ‏וַתִּצְחַק שָׂרָה בְּקִרְבָּהּ לֵאמֹר אַחֲרֵי בְלֹתִי הָיְתָה־לִּי עֶדְנָה וַאדֹנִי זָקֵן׃‎‎
      Va-titsḥáq Sara b-qirbáh lemór aḥaréi v'lotí háyta li ʿedná vadoní zaqén.
      And Sarah laughed within herself, saying: ‘After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?’

Proper noun

עדנה • (ʿedná) f

  1. A female given name, Edna.
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