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אֲדָמָה

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Adamah

H128 noun

SILEX Entry

Root אדם to be red, earth, soil, ground, human (as from the ground)

Definition

Proper noun: Adamah, a city located in the territory allotted to the tribe of Naphtali in northern Israel; sometimes rendered as a location or settlement in biblical texts. The term designates specifically the name of a place rather than a common noun for land or soil.

Semantic Range

Adamah as a proper noun (location name); not used for soil or earth in this form

Root / Etymology

Derived from the Hebrew root אדם (ʾ-d-m), which fundamentally means 'to be red' or is associated with 'ground, soil, earth.' The place name אֲדָמָה (Adamah) is a toponym likely referencing the characteristic of the land or region, such as its reddish soil, but in this form functions strictly as a proper noun.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Adamah appears in Joshua 19:36 as a locality within the inheritance of the tribe of Naphtali during the Israelite settlement in Canaan. Unlike the common noun אֲדָמָה meaning 'earth' or 'soil,' this usage is singular and proper, with its meaning tied to its function as a place-name. English translations sometimes render Adamah simply as a location, occasionally transliterated rather than translated. The place is not referenced elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible by this name, nor is it to be confused with the common noun for 'soil' or with the personal name Adam (אָדָם). Later historical or religious terminology (such as 'Palestine' or modern toponyms) is anachronistic for the biblical context except for geographical orientation. Its precise location remains uncertain in modern scholarship.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

the same as אֲדָמָה; Adamah, a place in Palestine; Adamah.

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Root Family

אדם (ʾ-d-m) — to be red, earth, soil, ground, human (as from the ground)

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1157 בְּעַד in the human being
H119 אָדַם they became red
H120 אָדָם human being
H121 אָדָם Adam
H122 אָדֹם reddish

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H128-01 וַ/אֲדָמָ֥ה vaadamah HC/Np Adamah and Adamah 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H128-01 Joshua 19:36 וַ/אֲדָמָ֥ה vaadamah HC/Np Adamah and Adamah
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