אָדַםʼâdam
be red
Pronunciation: aw-dam' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H119
Meanings
Qal: ruddy (Lamentations 4:7)
Pu`al: reddened, dyed red (Nahum 2:4; Exodus 25:5; Exodus 26:14)
Hithpa`el: redden, grow, look red (Proverbs 23:31)
Hiph`il: emit (show) redness (Isaiah 1:18; Isaiah 1:15)
Same root
- אָדָםʼâdâm · H120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- אָדֹםʼâdôm · H122rosy
- אֹדֶםʼôdem · H124redness, i.e. the ruby, garnet, or some other red gem
- אֲדַמְדָּםʼădamdâm · H125reddish
- אֲדָמָהʼădâmâh · H127soil (from its general redness)
- אַדְמֹנִיʼadmônîy · H132reddish (of the hair or the complexion)
- דָּםdâm · H1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 25:5 tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; acacia wood;
- Exodus 26:14 Complete the tent covering with a protective layer of tanned ram skins and a layer of fine goatskin leather.
- Exodus 35:7 tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; acacia wood;
- Exodus 35:23 All those who owned the following items willingly brought them: blue, purple, and scarlet thread; fine linen and goat hair for cloth; and tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather.
- Exodus 36:19 He completed the tent covering with a layer of tanned ram skins and a layer of fine goatskin leather.
- Exodus 39:34 the tent coverings of tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; the inner curtain to shield the Ark;
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).