Topical Encyclopedia
The prefix "En" in biblical terms often denotes a spring or fountain, frequently used in the naming of locations in the ancient Near East. This prefix is derived from the Hebrew word "עֵין" (ayin), meaning "eye" or "spring," symbolizing a source of water, which was a critical resource in the arid regions of the biblical world. Several significant biblical sites begin with "En," each carrying historical and theological importance.
En GediEn Gedi, meaning "spring of the kid" or "fountain of the goat," is a prominent oasis located on the western shore of the Dead Sea. It is mentioned multiple times in the Bible, notably as a place of refuge for David when he fled from King Saul. In
1 Samuel 24:1-2 , it is recorded: "After Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, 'David is in the Desert of En Gedi.' So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and set out to look for David and his men near the Crags of the Wild Goats." En Gedi is also noted for its lush vegetation and abundant wildlife, contrasting sharply with the surrounding desert landscape. The
Song of Solomon 1:14 references En Gedi's vineyards, highlighting its fertility: "My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En Gedi."
En RogelEn Rogel, meaning "spring of the fuller," is another significant location, situated near Jerusalem. It is mentioned in the context of the boundary descriptions of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin (
Joshua 15:7, 18:16). En Rogel also plays a role in the narrative of King David's reign. In
1 Kings 1:9 , Adonijah, David's son, held a feast at En Rogel as part of his attempt to claim the throne: "Adonijah sacrificed sheep, cattle, and fattened calves near the stone of Zoheleth by En Rogel. He invited all his brothers, the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah who were royal officials."
En ShemeshEn Shemesh, meaning "spring of the sun," is another location mentioned in the Bible, serving as a boundary marker between the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.
Joshua 15:7 states: "Then it went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor and turned northward to Gilgal, which is opposite the Pass of Adummim south of the valley; it continued along to the waters of En Shemesh and came out at En Rogel." The name suggests a place of brightness or prominence, possibly due to its exposure to sunlight or its significance as a landmark.
En DorEn Dor, meaning "spring of dwelling," is a town noted for its association with the witch of Endor, whom King Saul consulted before his final battle with the Philistines. In
1 Samuel 28:7 , Saul seeks out a medium at En Dor: "Then Saul said to his servants, 'Find me a woman who is a medium, so I may go and inquire of her.' 'There is a medium at En-dor,' his servants replied." This event underscores Saul's desperation and departure from God's guidance, as he sought forbidden practices to gain insight into his future.
En MishpatEn Mishpat, meaning "spring of judgment," is identified with Kadesh in
Genesis 14:7 : "Then they turned back to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh) and conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who were living in Hazazon Tamar." This site is significant in the patriarchal narratives and the wilderness wanderings of the Israelites, serving as a place of judgment and decision.
These locations, marked by the prefix "En," highlight the importance of water sources in biblical narratives and their role as settings for significant historical and spiritual events. Each site carries its own unique account, contributing to the rich tapestry of biblical history and theology.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Enat the beginning of many Hebrew words, signifies a spring or fountain.
ATS Bible Dictionary
EnA fountain compounded with many names of towns and places; as En- dor, En-gedi, En-eglaim, En-shemesh, that is, the fountain of Dor, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) Half an em, that is, half of the unit of space in measuring printed matter. See Em.
2. (n.) A suffix from AS. -an, formerly used to form the plural of many nouns, as in ashen, eyen, oxen, all obs. except oxen. In some cases, such as children and brethren, it has been added to older plural forms.
3. (n.) A suffix corresponding to AS. -en and -on, formerly used to form the plural of verbs, as in housen, escapen.
4. (n.) A suffix signifying to make, to cause, used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives; as in strengthen, quicken, frighten. This must not be confused with -en corresponding in Old English to the AS. infinitive ending -an.
5. (n.) An adjectival suffix, meaning made of; as in golden, leaden, wooden.
6. (n.) The termination of the past participle of many strong verbs; as, in broken, gotten, trodden.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
EN-(`ayin (compare Arabic `Ain)):
The Hebrew word for "spring" or "fountain" (Genesis 16:7Numbers 33:9Nehemiah 2:14Proverbs 8:28 (feminine plural)). It occurs in numerous compound words, as EN-GEDI, EN-HADDAH, EN-HAKKORE, EN-HAZOR, EN-RIMMON, EN-ROGEL, EN-SHEMESH (which see). In the same way the word `Ain is a very common component of Arabic names of places throughout Palestine and Syria at the present day. Places with names compounded with "En-" were almost certainly located near a spring.
SeeFOUNTAIN;WELL.
Greek
3801. ho on kai hoen kai ho erchomenos -- to comeho on kai ho
en kai ho erchomenos. 3800, 3801. ho on kai ho
en kai ho
erchomenos. 3802 . to come. Transliteration: ho on kai ho
...1722.en -- in, on, at, by, with
... 1721, 1722.en. 1723 . in... preposition. see GREEK eis. see GREEK ek. (en) --
2823 Occurrences. 1721, 1722.en. 1723 . Strong's Numbers.
2258.en -- agree, be, have charge of, hold, use.
... 2257, 2258.en. 2259 . agree, be, have charge of, hold, use. Transliteration:
en Phonetic Spelling: (ane) Short Definition: agree. Word Origin imperf....
1743. endunamoo -- to empower
... to empower. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: endunamoo Phonetic Spelling:
(en-doo-nam-o'-o) Short Definition: I fill with power, strengthen Definition: I...
1510. eimi -- I exist, I am
... See also ei, eien, einai, heis kath heis,en, esomai, esmen, este, esti, kerdos,
isthi, o. see GREEK ei. see GREEK eien.... see GREEKen. see GREEK esomai....
1786. entopios -- of a place, a resident
... of a place, a resident. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: entopios Phonetic
Spelling: (en-top'-ee-os) Short Definition: belonging to the place, native...
1789. entrepho -- to train up
... to train up. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: entrepho Phonetic Spelling:
(en-tref'-o) Short Definition: I nourish on, am educated in Definition: I nourish...
1787. entos -- within, among
... within, among. Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: entos Phonetic Spelling:
(en-tos') Short Definition: within, inside, the inside Definition: within, inside...
1735. endechomai -- to admit, approve, to be possible
... to admit, approve, to be possible. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: endechomai
Phonetic Spelling: (en-dekh'-et-ahee) Short Definition: I allow, it is...
1756. energes -- at work, active
... at work, active. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: energes Phonetic Spelling:
(en-er-gace') Short Definition: effective Definition: effective...
Strong's Hebrew
5874.En-dor -- "spring of dwelling," a town in ManassehEn-dor or
En Dor or
En-dor. 5873, 5874.
En-dor or
En Dor or
En-dor. 5875 .
"spring of dwelling," a town in Manasseh. Transliteration
...5884.En Rimmon -- "spring of a pomegranate," a place in Judah
En Rimmon. 5883, 5884.En Rimmon. 5885 . "spring of a pomegranate," a
place in Judah. Transliteration:En Rimmon Phonetic Spelling...
5873.En Gannim -- "spring of a garden," two places in Isr.
En Gannim. 5872, 5873.En Gannim. 5874 . "spring of a garden," two
places in Isr. Transliteration:En Gannim Phonetic Spelling...
5885.En Shemesh -- "spring of (the) sun," a place on the border...
En Shemesh. 5884, 5885.En Shemesh. 5886 . "spring of (the) sun," a place
on the border between Judah and Benjamin. Transliteration...
5887.En Tappuach -- "place of an apple tree," a city in Ephraim
En Tappuach. 5886, 5887.En Tappuach. 5888 . "place of an apple tree,"
a city in Ephraim. Transliteration:En Tappuach Phonetic...
5875.En Haqqore -- "spring of the one calling," location of a...
En Haqqore. 5874, 5875.En Haqqore. 5876 . "spring of the one calling,"
location of a miraculous spring. Transliteration:En Haqqore...
5877.En Chatsor -- "a spring of Hazor," a city in Naphtali
En Chatsor. 5876, 5877.En Chatsor. 5878 . "a spring of Hazor," a city
in Naphtali. Transliteration:En Chatsor Phonetic Spelling...
5876.En Chaddah -- "spring of sharpness," a place in Issachar
En Chaddah. 5875, 5876.En Chaddah. 5877 . "spring of sharpness," a place
in Issachar. Transliteration:En Chaddah Phonetic Spelling...
5880.En Mishpat -- "spring of judgment," another name for a place...
En Mishpat. 5879b, 5880.En Mishpat. 5881 . "spring of judgment," another
name for a place called Kadesh. Transliteration:En...
5883.En Rogel -- a place near Jer.
En Rogel. 5882, 5883.En Rogel. 5884 . a place near Jer. Transliteration:En
Rogel Phonetic Spelling: (ane ro-gale') Short Definition:En-rogel....
Library
DoxaEn Upsistois The?
... HYMNS OF THE EARLY CHURCH Doxaen upsistois The? 6,5,6,5 Doxaen upsistois The?
By St. John of Damascus, 780 AD. Bethlehem rejoices! Hark the voices clear,....
DoxaEn Upsistois The?
... HYMNS OF THE EARLY CHURCH Doxaen upsistois The? 8,8,8,8,8,8d Doxaen upsistois
The? Hark! upon the morning breezes,. In the darkness, ere the waking,....
DoxaEn Hupsistois Theo.
... CHRISTMAS Doxaen hupsistois Theo. tr., John Brownlie 8,8,8,8,8,8 Trochaic. I. Hark!
upon the morning breezes,. In the darkness, ere the waking,....
En Clara Vox Redarguit
... No. 154En Clara Vox Redarguit.En Clara Vox Redarguit... 1.En clara vox redarguit
Obscura quaeque personans: Procul fugentur somnia, Ab alto Jesus promicat....
En Iordane, Baptizomenou Sou Kurie,
... VARIOUSen Iordane, baptizomenou sou Kurie,. he tes Triados ephanerothe proskunesis?�
Epiphany, January 6. tr., John Brownlie. 8,8,8,8. I....
Kurie, EEn Pollais Hamartias.
... PASSIONTIDE AND EASTER Kurie, een pollais hamartias. tr., John Brownlie
10.10.10.10. This Idiomelon, the original of which may be...
[Greek:En Toyto Nika]
... SERMON XXXIV. [GREEK:EN TOYTO NIKA]. (Good Friday, 1860.) 1 Corinthians
1:23-25. But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a...
MetemorphothesEn to Orei Christe Ho Theos,
... VARIOUS metemorphothesen to orei Christe ho Theos,. deixas tois mathetais sou ten
doxan sou, kathos edunanto. Transfiguration, August 6. tr., John Brownlie....
Zoes Choregos, Elthe, Kai SkenosonEn Hemin,
... PENTECOST zoes choregos, elthe, kai skenosonen hemin,. tr., John Brownlie... zoes choregos,
elthe, kai skenosonen hemin, kai katharison hemas apo pases kelidos....
Deute Kai MimesomethaEn Te Parouse Heorte.
... MODERN GREEK HYMNS Deute kai mimesomethaen te parouse heorte. Another
rendering from the Greek of Bishop Nektarios. The original...
Thesaurus
En (19 Occurrences)...en and -on, formerly used to form the plural of verbs, as in housen, escapen.
... This
must not be confused with -
en corresponding in Old English to the AS.
...En-gedi (6 Occurrences)
En-gedi. Engedi,En-gedi. Enge'di . Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia
EN-GEDI.en'-ge-di,en-ge'-di (`en gedhi, "fountain...
En-
... Some English words are written indifferently withen-or in-.... in, meaning in; as,
encephalon, entomology. See In-. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia.EN-....
En-dor (3 Occurrences)
En-dor. Endor,En-dor. Endow . Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia
EN-DOR.en'-dor `en dor, Joshua 17:11; `en dor, 1 Samuel...
En-gannim (3 Occurrences)
En-gannim. Engannim,En-gannim.En-gan'nim . Easton's Bible Dictionary
Fountain of gardens. (1.) A town in the plains of Judah...
En-shemesh (2 Occurrences)
En-shemesh. Enshemesh,En-shemesh.En-she'mesh . Easton's Bible Dictionary
Fountain of the sun a spring which formed one of the...
En-eglaim (1 Occurrence)
En-eglaim. Eneglaim,En-eglaim.En-eg'laim . Easton's Bible Dictionary... 47:10.
Somewhere near the Dead Sea. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia.EN-EGLAIM....
En-hazor (1 Occurrence)
En-hazor. Enhazor,En-hazor.En-ha'zor . Int. Standard Bible
EncyclopediaEN-HAZOR.en-ha'-zor (`en chatsor; pege Asor): A...
En-haddah (1 Occurrence)
En-haddah. Enhaddah,En-haddah.En-had'dah . Int. Standard Bible
EncyclopediaEN-HADDAH.en-had'-a (`en chaddah, "swift...
En-hakkore (1 Occurrence)
En-hakkore. Enhakkore,En-hakkore.En-hakkor'e . Easton's Bible Dictionary
Fountain... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia.EN-HAKKORE.en...
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