Adah is a name mentioned in the Old Testament, associated with two distinct women who played roles in the genealogies of the early biblical narrative. The name Adah means "ornament" or "adornment," reflecting perhaps the cultural or familial significance attributed to these women.

1. Adah, Wife of Lamech: The first mention of Adah is found in the genealogical records of Genesis. Adah was one of the two wives of Lamech, a descendant of Cain. In Genesis 4:19-20 , it is recorded: "And Lamech took two wives, one named Adah and the other Zillah. Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and raise livestock." Adah's son Jabal is noted for his role as the progenitor of those who live a nomadic lifestyle, dwelling in tents and tending to livestock, indicating the early development of pastoral life. Her other son, Jubal, is mentioned in Genesis 4:21 as "the father of all who play the harp and flute," suggesting a contribution to the cultural and musical heritage of humanity.

2. Adah, Wife of Esau: The second Adah is mentioned in the context of Esau's family. In Genesis 36:2 , it states: "Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite." Adah was one of Esau's Canaanite wives, and she bore him a son named Eliphaz. Through Eliphaz, Adah became the grandmother of Amalek, the ancestor of the Amalekites, a people who would later become adversaries of Israel. The marriage of Esau to Canaanite women, including Adah, is often viewed within the biblical narrative as a departure from the covenantal lineage, contrasting with the marriages of Jacob, Esau's brother, who married within the family of Abraham.

The accounts of both women named Adah highlight the genealogical and cultural developments in the early biblical history. Adah, as a name, is associated with the beginnings of pastoral and musical traditions through her sons with Lamech, and with the complex interrelations between the descendants of Esau and the surrounding peoples through her marriage to Esau. These narratives contribute to the broader themes of lineage, culture, and covenant found throughout the Scriptures.Adah

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Adah

(ornament, beauty).

1. The first of the two wives of Lamech, by whom were borne to him Jabal and Jubal. (Genesis 4:19) (B.C. 3600).
2. A Hittitess, one of the three wives of Esau, mother of Eliphaz. (Genesis 36:2,10,12,16) In (Genesis 26:34) she is called BASHEMATH. (B.C. 1797.)

Ornament.

(1.) The first of Lamech's two wives, and the mother of Jabal and Jubal (Genesis 4:19, 20, 23).

(2.) The first of Esau's three wives, the daughter of Elon the Hittite (Genesis 36:2, 4), called also Bashemath (26:34).

ADAH

a'-da (`adhah, "adornment"):

(1) One of the two wives of Lamech the descendant of Cain (Genesis 4:19, 20, 23). The narrative in Genesis assigns to her two sons, Jabal the "father" of tent-dwelling people, and Jubal the "father" of all such as handle the harp and pipe." Josephus says that Lamech had 77 sons by Ada and Zillah (Ant., I, ii, 2).

(2) According to Genesis 36:2, 4, 10, 12, 16, the Hittite wife of Esau, daughter of Elon, and mother of Eliphaz. In this chapter Esau's other wives are Oholibamah, a Hivite, and Basemath the daughter of Ishmael. The names are differently given elsewhere (Genesis 26:34; Genesis 28:9). Basemath is said to be the daughter of Elon. The daughter of Ishmael is called Mahalath. In place of Oholibamah the Hivite we find Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite. Data are lacking for the solution of the problem.

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5711. Adah -- two non-Isr. women
... 5710b, 5711. Adah. 5712 . two non-Isr. women. Transliteration: Adah
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-daw') Short Definition: Adah. Word ...
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5710a. adah -- to pass on, advance
... 5710, 5710a. adah. 5710b . to pass on, advance. Transliteration: adah Short
Definition: passed. Word Origin a prim. ... 5710, 5710a. adah. 5710b . ...
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5710b. adah -- to ornament or deck oneself
... 5710a, 5710b. adah. 5711 . to ornament or deck oneself. Transliteration: adah
Short Definition: adorned. Word Origin a prim. ... 5710a, 5710b. adah. 5711 . ...
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6807. ts'adah -- a marching
ts'adah. 6806, 6807. ts'adah. 6807a . a marching. Transliteration: ts'adah
Phonetic Spelling: (tseh-aw-daw') Short Definition: going. ...
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5710. adah -- to pass on, advance
... 5709, 5710. adah. 5710a . to pass on, advance. Transliteration: adah Phonetic
Spelling: (aw-daw') Short Definition: adorn. ... 5709, 5710. adah. 5710a . ...
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5709. ada -- to pass on or away
ada or adah. 5708, 5709. ada or adah. 5710 . to pass on or away. Transliteration:
ada or adah Phonetic Spelling: (ad-aw') Short Definition: away. ...
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5708. ed -- filthy
... filthy From an unused root meaning to set a period (compare adah, uwd); the menstrual
flux (as periodical); by implication (in plural) soiling -- filthy. ...
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4572. Maaday -- an Israelite
... NASB Word Usage Maadai (1). Maadai. From adah; ornamental; Maadai, an Israelite --
Maadai. see HEBREW adah. 4571, 4572. Maaday. 4573 . Strong's Numbers.
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497. Eladah -- "God has adorned," an Ephraimite
... Word Origin from el and adah Definition "God has adorned," an Ephraimite NASB Word
Usage Eleadah (1). Eladah. ... see HEBREW 'el. see HEBREW adah. 496, 497. ...
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5716. adi -- ornaments
... Word Origin from adah Definition ornaments NASB Word Usage fine ornaments (1), jewels
(1), ornaments (9), trappings (1), years (1). ... see HEBREW adah. ...
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Chapter xxxvi
... wife was described as "Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael." Apparently, then, Judith
must be identified with Oholibamah, Basemath with Adah"for both are ...
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Of the Two Fathers and Leaders who Sprang from one Progenitor.
... For we read, "Methusael begat Lamech. And Lamech took unto him two wives: the
name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. ...
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The Life of Adam
... This Lameth took two wives, Adah and Zilla; of Adah he gat Jabal which found first
the craft to make folds for shepherds and to change their pasture, and ...
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Cain's Family and their Inventions.
... And Lamech took unto him two wives, whose names were Adah and Zillah. At that
time there was made a beginning of polygamy, and also of music. ...
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Concerning the Sons of Isaac, Esau and Jacob; of their Nativity ...
... 4. Now when Esau, one of the sons of Isaac, whom the father principally loved, was
now come to the age of forty years, he married Adah, the daughter of Helon ...
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Some General Matters and Some Biblical Characters. The Bible Book ...
... (6) Rachel, Gen.29: 16ff. (7) Leah, Gen.29:16ff. (8) Dinah, Gen.30:21; 34:11. (9)
Adah, Gen.36:2. (10) Asenath, Gen.41:45. (11) Shiphrah and Puah, Ex.1:15. ...
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"In the Volume of the Book it is Written of Me" (Heb. . .
... And Lamech said unto his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; "Ye wives of Lamech,
hearken unto my speech: For I have slain a man for wounding me, and a ...
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Chapter iv
... 19. And Lamech took unto himself two wives; the name of the one was Adah, the name
of the other Zillah. In this simple statement is. ... 20-22. Adah bore Jabal. ...
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An Exposition on the First Ten Chapters of Genesis, and Part of ...
The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3. <. ...
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Adah (8 Occurrences)
...ADAH. a'-da (`adhah, "adornment"): (1) One of the two wives of Lamech the
descendant of Cain (Genesis 4:19, 20, 23). ...Adah (8 Occurrences). ...
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La'adah (1 Occurrence)
La'adah. Laadah, La'adah. Laadan . Multi-Version Concordance La'adah
(1 Occurrence). 1 Chronicles 4:21 The sons of Shelah ...
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Eliphaz (14 Occurrences)
... (2.) The son of Esau by his wife Adah, and father of several Edomitish tribes (Genesis
36:4, 10, 11, 16). Int. ... Genesis 36:4 Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz. ...
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Lamech (11 Occurrences)
... 4:18-24). His address to his two wives, Adah and Zillah (4:23, 24), is the
only extant example of antediluvian poetry. It has been ...
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El'iphaz (6 Occurrences)
... El'iphaz (6 Occurrences). Genesis 36:4 Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz. Basemath bore
Reuel. (See RSV). ... These are the sons of Adah, Esau's wife. (See RSV). ...
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Basmath (7 Occurrences)
... of the wives of Esau, a daughter of Elon, the Hittite (Genesis 26:34; the King James
Version Bashemath), probably identical with or a sister of Adah whom he ...
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Bashemath (6 Occurrences)
... of the wives of Esau, a daughter of Elon, the Hittite (Genesis 26:34; the King James
Version Bashemath), probably identical with or a sister of Adah whom he ...
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Basemath (7 Occurrences)
... of the wives of Esau, a daughter of Elon, the Hittite (Genesis 26:34; the King James
Version Bashemath), probably identical with or a sister of Adah whom he ...
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Esau's (13 Occurrences)
... Genesis 36:2 Esau's wives were women of Canaan: Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite,
and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite ...
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Beareth (108 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Genesis 4:20 And Adah beareth Jabal, he hath been father of those
inhabiting tents and purchased possessions; (YLT). Genesis ...
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