Lexical Definition

‎אָדָם‎ ʼâdâm (aw-dawm') man ^H:N-M
from ‎אָדַם‎

[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.

• ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)

1) man, mankind
1a) man, human being
1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT)
1c) Adam, first man
1d) city in Jordan valley

See Greek: ἀνήρ · ἄνθρωπος · ἕκαστος · θνητός · λαός

Extended Information

spelling of: אָדָם

• The first named man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.2.19
• married to Eve (חַוָּה)
• father of: Cain (קַיִן), Abel (הֶבֶל) and Seth (שֵׁת); also translated "man" at Gen.2.19, 21, 23 3.8, 9, 20 5.2 "mankind" at Deu.32.8 "others" at Job.31.33
• Another spelling of a.dam (‎א‎ָ‎ד‎ָ‎ם‎ "Adam" אָדָם)
• man, human being

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אָדָם‎₅₆₀ noun masculine^{Gen 1:27} man, mankind (Phoenician ‎אדם‎, Sabean id., CIS^iv.1,l.4 and others; compare Assyrian admu, young (of bird) Dl^W, but Nö^{ZMG 1886, 722} identification with Arabic collective creatures) — Singular absolute except construct Prov 6:12 compare Thes; (‎׳‎‎בְּנֵי (הָ)א‎ often = plural of ‎׳‎‎א‎ Gen 11:5 +39 t., compare ‎׳‎‎בְּנוֺת הָא‎ Gen 6:2; Gen 6:4) —

1. a man (= German Mensch) = human being Gen 2:5; Gen 2:7 (twice in verse); Gen 2:8; Gen 2:15; Gen 2:16; Gen 2:18 +, Gen 16:12 (27 t. J) Lev 5:4 || ‎נֶפֶּשׁ‎ Lev 13:2; Lev 13:9 (19 t. P) Neh 2:10; Isa 13:12 (|| ‎אֱנוֺשׁ‎); ‎הַגָּדוֺל‎ ‎׳‎‎הָאָ‎ Josh 14:15 (E); ‎בְּלִיַּעַל‎ ‎׳‎‎אָ‎ Prov 6:12 (|| ‎אִישׁ אָוֶן‎ compare 1Sam 25:25 & see ‎בליעל‎); = any one Lev 1:2; Num 9:6; Num 9:7; Job 20:29; Job 27:13; Prov 15:20; Prov 21:16; Prov 21:20; Prov 24:30; Eccl 7:20 + often Wisdom Literature, Jer 2:6; Jer 4:25; Neh 2:12, compare ‎׳‎‎נֶפֶּשׁ א‎ Num 19:11; Num 19:13 +; seldom man opposed to woman Gen 2:22 (twice in verse); Gen 2:23; Gen 2:25; Gen 3:8; Gen 3:12; Gen 3:17; Gen 3:20; Gen 3:21; Eccl 7:28.

2. collective man, mankind Gen 1:26; Gen 9:5; Gen 9:6 (3 t. in verse) + (P 28 t.) Gen 6:1; Gen 6:5; Gen 6:6; Gen 6:7 (J E 24 t.) Deut 4:32 (D 6 t.) (on 2Sam 7:19 compare 1Chr 17:17 see Dr^Sm); distinctly = men + women Gen 1:27; Gen 5:1; Num 5:6 given as name Gen 5:2 but = warriors Isa 22:6 ‎׳‎‎רֶכֶב א‎ || ‎(פּרשׁיםׅ‎; || beasts (41 t.) ‎בְּהֵמָה‎ Gen 6:7; Gen 7:23 (J ?) Exod 8:13*; Exod 8:14*; Exod 9:9; Exod 9:10 (P) Exod 9:19; Exod 9:22; Exod 9:25; Exod 12:12; Exod 13:2; Exod 13:13; Exod 13:15 (all J) +; late prophets Jer 21:6; Jer 31:27; Jer 50:3; Jer 51:62; Ezek 14:13; Ezek 14:17; Ezek 14:19; Ezek 14:21; Ezek 25:13; Ezek 29:8; Ezek 29:11; Ezek 32:13 (strike out Co) Ezek 36:11; Jonah 3:8; Zeph 1:3; Hag 1:11; Zech 2:8*; Zech 8:10 || ‎בָּקָר‎ Ezek 4:15 || ‎צֹאן‎, ‎חֲמֹרִים‎ ‎׳‎‎ב‎ Num 31:28 || id. + ‎מִכָּלהַֿבְּהֵמָה‎ vNum 31:30 compare Jonah 3:7 || ‎חַיָּה‎ Gen 9:5 (P) compare Ezek 1:5; Ezek 1:8; Ezek 1:10; Ezek 1:26, & description of ‎כְּרוּבִים‎ Ezek 10:8; Ezek 10:14; Ezek 10:21 compare Ezek 41:19 || trees Deut 20:19 (read ‎הֶאָדָם‎ see Di); opposed to God 1Sam 15:29; 1Sam 16:7 (twice in verse); Isa 31:3; Ezek 28:2; Ezek 28:9; 1Chr 21:13; 1Chr 29:1; 2Chr 6:18; Mal 3:8 compare Exod 33:20; Deut 5:21 so ‎׳‎‎בֶּןאֿ‎ Num 23:19 (|| ‎אישׁ‎) Ezek 2:1; Ezek 2:3; Ezek 2:6; Ezek 2:8 (87 t. Ezekiel, always addressed to prophet); ‎בְּנֵי‎ ‎׳‎‎הָא‎ 1Sam 26:19 made in God's image Gen 1:26; Gen 1:27; Gen 9:6 compare Eccl 7:29 as feeble, earthly, mortal Num 16:29 (twice in verse); Ps 82:7; Ps 144:3; Ps 144:4; Job 5:7; Job 14:1; Job 14:10 compare Job 25:6 (‎׳‎‎בֶּןאֿ‎) Eccl 12:5 as sinful 1Kgs 8:46; 2Chr 6:36; Jer 10:14 compare Num 5:6; Job 31:33; Hos 6:7 of men in general, other men (opposed to particular ones) Judg 16:17 (compare ‎׳‎‎אַחַד הָא‎ vJudg 16:7 vJudg 16:11) Judg 18:7; Judg 18:28; Ps 73:5; Jer 32:20 +; || ‎אִישׁ‎ Isa 2:9; Isa 2:11; Isa 2:17; Isa 5:15 compare Ezek 23:42 (strike out Co Vrss); ‎׳‎‎בְּנֵי א‎ 2Sam 7:14 (|| ‎אֲנָשִׁים‎) Prov 8:4 (|| ‎אִישִׁים‎); Ps 49:3*; Ps 62:10* (both || ‎בְּנֵי אִישׁ‎) = men of low opposed to men of high degree — so often Phoenician and = vassal Sabean DHM^{ZMG 1875, 680} compare 686; ‎׳‎‎נֶפֶשׁ א‎ collective Num 31:35; Num 31:40; Num 31:46; 1Chr 5:21; Ezek 27:13.

3. proper name, masculine Adam, first man (without article, compare ‎שָׂטָן‎ 1Chr 21:1 over ag. ‎׳‎‎הַשּׂ‎ Job 1:6 etc.) Gen 4:25 (J) Gen 5:1; Gen 5:3; Gen 5:4; Gen 5:5 (P) 1Chr 1:1. (Gen 2:20; Gen 3:17; Gen 3:21 read ‎׳‎‎לָא‎ see Di.)

4. proper name, of a location city in Jordan valley (as built ?) Josh 3:16.

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