5711. Adah
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Adah: Adah

Original Word: עָדָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Adah
Pronunciation: ah-DAH
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-daw')
Definition: Adah
Meaning: Adah

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root עָדָה (adah), meaning "to adorn" or "to decorate."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the Hebrew name Adah in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew genealogies.

Usage: The name Adah is used in the Hebrew Bible as a feminine proper noun. It is associated with beauty and adornment, reflecting the cultural significance of names in ancient Israelite society.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, names often held significant meaning and were sometimes indicative of a person's character or destiny. The name Adah, meaning "adornment," suggests a sense of beauty or grace. This reflects the cultural value placed on physical appearance and the role of women in biblical narratives.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from adah
Definition
two non-Isr. women
NASB Translation
Adah (8).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
עָדָה proper name, feminine (ornament; or (Arabic , ) morning) ᵐ5 Αδ(δ)α; — wife,

1 of Lamech Genesis 4:19,20,23 (J).

2 of Esau Genesis 36:2,4,10,12,16 (PR).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Adah

From adah; ornament; Adah, the name of two women -- Adah.

see HEBREW adah

Forms and Transliterations
עָדָ֔ה עָדָ֖ה עָדָ֗ה עָדָ֛ה עָדָ֤ה עָדָֽה׃ עָדָה֙ עדה עדה׃ ‘ā·ḏāh ‘āḏāh aDah
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 4:19
HEB: שֵׁ֤ם הָֽאַחַת֙ עָדָ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית
NAS: of the one was Adah, and the name
KJV: of the one [was] Adah, and the name
INT: the name of the one was Adah and the name of the other

Genesis 4:20
HEB: וַתֵּ֥לֶד עָדָ֖ה אֶת־ יָבָ֑ל
NAS: Adah gave birth to Jabal;
KJV: And Adah bare Jabal:
INT: gave Adah to Jabal he

Genesis 4:23
HEB: לֶ֜מֶךְ לְנָשָׁ֗יו עָדָ֤ה וְצִלָּה֙ שְׁמַ֣עַן
NAS: to his wives, Adah and Zillah,
KJV: unto his wives, Adah and Zillah,
INT: Lamech to his wives Adah and Zillah Listen

Genesis 36:2
HEB: כְּנָ֑עַן אֶת־ עָדָ֗ה בַּת־ אֵילוֹן֙
NAS: of Canaan: Adah the daughter
KJV: of Canaan; Adah the daughter
INT: the daughters of Canaan Adah the daughter of Elon

Genesis 36:4
HEB: וַתֵּ֧לֶד עָדָ֛ה לְעֵשָׂ֖ו אֶת־
NAS: Adah bore Eliphaz
KJV: And Adah bare to Esau
INT: bore Adah to Esau Eliphaz

Genesis 36:10
HEB: אֱלִיפַ֗ז בֶּן־ עָדָה֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת עֵשָׂ֔ו
NAS: of Esau's wife Adah, Reuel the son
KJV: the son of Adah the wife
INT: Eliphaz the son Adah wife of Esau's

Genesis 36:12
HEB: אֵ֕לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י עָדָ֖ה אֵ֥שֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו׃
NAS: of Esau's wife Adah.
KJV: these [were] the sons of Adah Esau's
INT: These are the sons Adah wife of Esau's

Genesis 36:16
HEB: אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י עָדָֽה׃
NAS: these are the sons of Adah.
KJV: these [were] the sons of Adah.
INT: these are the sons of Adah

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5711
8 Occurrences


‘ā·ḏāh — 8 Occ.
















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