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
   • Tanach, 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