How to Pronounce En-gedi
En-GEH-dee
En-gedi is pronounced En-GEH-dee (ɛnˈgɛdaɪ): three syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: en-GED-eye.
What does En-gedi mean?
En-gedi means “eye, or fountain, of the goat, or of happiness”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was En-gedi?
Fountain of the kid, place in the wilderness of Judah (Josh. 15:62), on the western shore of the Dead Sea (Ezek. 47:10), and nearly equidistant from both extremities. To the wilderness near this town David fled for fear of Saul (Josh. 15:62; 1 Sam. 23:29). It was at first called Hazezon-tamar (Gen. 14:7), a city of the Amorites. The vineyards of Engedi were celebrated in Solomon’s time (Cant. 1:4). It is the modern ‘Ain Jidy. The “fountain” from which it derives its name rises on the mountain side about 600 feet above the sea, and in its rapid descent spreads luxuriance all around it. Along its banks the osher grows abundantly.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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