The meaning of “עֲדֻלָּם”
Understanding ʻĂdullâm reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
probably from the passive participle of the same as עַדְלַי Adullam. - § Adullam = "justice of the people" - Adullam, a ...
עֲדֻלָּם
probably from the passive participle of the same as עַדְלַי Adullam. - § Adullam = "justice of the people" - Adullam, a place in Palestine 1) a town of the Canaanites allotted to Judah and lying in the lowlands; site of the cave where David hid
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 15:35 | “Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,” Word: עֲדֻלָּם (ʻĂdullâm) | |
| 1 Samuel 22:1 | “David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him.” Word: עֲדֻלָּם (ʻĂdullâm) | |
| 2 Samuel 23:13 | “And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.” Word: עֲדֻלָּם (ʻĂdullâm) | |
| 1 Chronicles 11:15 | “Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.” Word: עֲדֻלָּם (ʻĂdullâm) | |
| 2 Chronicles 11:7 | “And Beth–zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,” Word: עֲדֻלָּם (ʻĂdullâm) |