אַדְמֹנִיʼadmônîy

red, ruddy (Genesis 25:25; 1 Samuel 16:12; 1 Samuel 17:42)

Pronunciation: ad-mo-nee' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H132

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 25:25 The first one was very red at birth and covered with thick hair like a fur coat. So they named him Esau.
  • 1 Samuel 16:12 So Jesse sent for him. He was dark and handsome, with beautiful eyes. And the Lord said, “This is the one; anoint him.”
  • 1 Samuel 17:42 sneering in contempt at this ruddy-faced boy.

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).