Definition: edrei

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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) 

Edrei, a very great mass, or cloud

Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary 

Edrei
   mighty; strength. (1.) One of the chief towns of the kingdom of
   Bashan (Josh. 12:4, 5). Here Og was defeated by the Israelites,
   and the strength of the Amorites broken (Num. 21:33-35). It
   subsequently belonged to Manasseh, for a short time apparently,
   and afterwards became the abode of banditti and outlaws (Josh.
   13:31). It has been identified with the modern Edr'a, which
   stands on a rocky promontory on the south-west edge of the Lejah
   (the Argob of the Hebrews, and Trachonitis of the Greeks). The
   ruins of Edr'a are the most extensive in the Hauran. They are 3
   miles in circumference. A number of the ancient houses still
   remain; the walls, roofs, and doors being all of stone. The wild
   region of which Edrei was the capital is thus described in its
   modern aspect: "Elevated about 20 feet above the plain, it is a
   labyrinth of clefts and crevasses in the rock, formed by
   volcanic action; and owing to its impenetrable condition, it has
   become a refuge for outlaws and turbulent characters, who make
   it a sort of Cave of Adullam...It is, in fact, an impregnable
   natural fortress, about 20 miles in length and 15 in breadth"
   (Porter's Syria, etc.). Beneath this wonderful city there is
   also a subterranean city, hollowed out probably as a refuge for
   the population of the upper city in times of danger. (See BASHAN.)
   
     (2.) A town of Naphtali (Josh. 19:37).