אֱדוֹם (b. h. אֱדֹם) 1) pr. n. m. Edom, surname of Esau, son of Isaac; mostly used as a nom. gentil. Edomite, Edomite nation —2) fem. (sub. מלכות) Rome, Roman government (owing to the dependence of Herod on Rome). Ex. R. s. 35; a. fr. Ibid. מלכות א׳; a. fr. [In subsequent ages: Christianity.]
אֱדוֹם
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אֱדוֹם (b. h. אֱדֹם ) 1) pr. n. m. Edom , surname of Esau, son of Isaac; mostly used as a nom. gentil. Edomite, Edomite nation —2) fem. (sub. מלכות )…
References
- Jastrow, אֱדוֹם 1
- Jastrow, מַלְכוּת 1
- Shemot Rabbah 35:5