אֱדוֹם, pr. n. m. Edom, surname of Esau, son of Isaac; mostly used as a nom. gentil. Edomite, Edomite nation
אֱדוֹם, fem. (sub. מלכות) Rome, Roman government (owing to the dependence of Herod on Rome). Ex. R. s. 35; a. fr. Ibid. מלכות א׳; a. fr. [In subsequent ages: Christianity.]