The meaning of “אֲדָמָה”
Understanding ʼădâmâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land. - soil (from its general redness) 1) ground, land 1a) ground (as gene...
אֲדָמָה
country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land. - soil (from its general redness) 1) ground, land 1a) ground (as general, tilled, yielding sustenance) 1b) piece of ground, a specific plot of land 1c) earth substance (for building or constructing) 1d) ground as earth's visible surface 1e) land, territory, country 1f) whole inhabited earth 1g) city in Naphtali
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 6:20 | “Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.” Word: אֲדָמָה (ʼădâmâh) | |
| Joshua 23:15 | “Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the Lord your God promised you; so shall the Lord bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you.” Word: אֲדָמָה (ʼădâmâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 27:26 | “And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:” Word: אֲדָמָה (ʼădâmâh) | |
| Proverbs 28:19 | “He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.” Word: אֲדָמָה (ʼădâmâh) | |
| Hosea 2:18 | “And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.” Word: אֲדָמָה (ʼădâmâh) |
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