מַעֲדָן maʻădân
Meaning
a delicacy or (abstractly) pleasure (adverbially, cheerfully)
In the King James Version: dainty, delicately, delight.
Derivation: or (feminine) מַעֲדַנָּה; from H5727 (עָדַן);
Where it is used
- Genesis 49:20 Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.
- Proverbs 29:17 Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.
- Lamentations 4:5 Those who once ate delicacies are destitute in the streets; those brought up in crimson huddle in ash heaps.