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עַדְנָה

𐤏𐤃𐤍𐤄

Adenah

H5734 noun

SILEX Entry

Root עדן to be soft, delicate, luxuriate, take pleasure

Definition

Adnah, a personal name meaning 'delight,' 'pleasure,' or 'gentleness.' In biblical texts, Adnah is a proper name used for two distinct Israelite individuals, without evidence of use as a common noun or adjective. The name conveys the notion of pleasantness or delight, as rooted in its etymological background, but, in actual usage, functions solely as a personal name.

Semantic Range

proper name of Israelite individuals, with an associated meaning of 'delight' or 'pleasure' based on its root; not used as a common noun or adjective

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root עָדַן (ʻādan), meaning 'to be soft, delicate, to luxuriate or delight.' The form עַדְנָה is likely the feminine or abstract noun formation, possibly originally connoting 'delight' or 'pleasure,' but employed in the Hebrew Bible exclusively as a personal name. The root itself communicates the ideas of softness, gentleness, or pleasure.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, עַדְנָה (Adnah) appears as a personal name for two separate Israelite figures: (1) a military leader from the tribe of Manasseh who supported David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:20), and (2) a commander under King Jehoshaphat of Judah (2 Chronicles 17:14). The name does not occur outside of these contexts, nor is it found as a common word for pleasure or delight elsewhere in biblical Hebrew. While the name is related to the root meaning 'to be soft' or 'to delight,' its use is restricted to proper names. Later translations sometimes render the name with a focus on its root sense ('pleasure'), but there is no broader usage of "Adnah" as a common word. The related root is also found in the noun עֶדֶן ('eden' – 'delight, luxury') as in ״גַּן עֵדֶן״ (garden of Eden). The English 'Adnah' is a direct transliteration, preserving the Hebrew form.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from עָדַן; pleasure; Adnah, the name of two Israelites; Adnah.

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Root Family

עדן (ʿ-d-n) — softness, delicacy, luxuriating, pleasure, delight

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4574 מַעֲדָן luxury delicacies
H5719 עָדִין delicate woman
H5720 עָדִין Delicate One
H5721 עֲדִינָא Refined-one
H5722 עֲדִינוֹ Adino

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5734-01 עַ֠דְנַח adenach HNp Adnah Adnah 1
H5734-02 עַדְנָ֣ה adenah HNp Adnah Adnah 1

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5734-01 1 Chronicles 12:21 עַ֠דְנַח adenach HNp Adnah Adnah
H5734-02 2 Chronicles 17:14 עַדְנָ֣ה adenah HNp Adnah Adnah
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