Hebrew word · H5874

עֵין־דֹּר

ve'ein-

En-dor

Place name, 'spring of Dor' (the meaning of dor here is uncertain; it may be 'dwelling' or 'circle'). Usually located near modern Indur, on the north slope of the hill of Moreh, south of Mount Tabor.

Appears 6 times in 3 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

§ En-dor = "fountain of Dor"

a place in the territory of Issachar yet possessed by Manasseh; located 4 miles (6.5 km) north of Tabor

place of residence of the spiritist consulted by king Saul

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

In depth

From the study of 1 Samuel 28:7

Range of meaning

Place name, 'spring of Dor' (the meaning of dor here is uncertain; it may be 'dwelling' or 'circle'). Usually located near modern Indur, on the north slope of the hill of Moreh, south of Mount Tabor.

Against the English

Translations write it 'Endor' or 'En-dor'. Nothing hangs on the spelling.

Used elsewhere in the period

Josh 17:11–12 lists En-dor among the towns where Manasseh could not drive out the Canaanites. Ps 83:10 links it to the defeat of Sisera and Jabin.

Where it appears

Joshua · 2

  1. Joshua 17:11 עֵֽין־ דֹּר֙ En-, -dor

    Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.

    Here: First half of En-dor. 'En' means 'spring'.

1 Samuel · 2

  1. 1 Samuel 28:7 בְּעֵ֥ין דּֽוֹר׃ [is] in En-, -dor

    Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I can go and consult her.” “There is a medium at Endor,” his servants replied.

    Here: 'In', plus the first half of the place name. 'Ein means 'spring' or 'well'.

Psalms · 2

  1. Psalm 83:10 בְֽעֵין־ דֹּ֑אר at En-, -dor

    who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.

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