עָדָהʻâdâh
עָדָה: pass on, advance
Pronunciation: aw-daw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5710
Meanings
Qal: hath not advanced (Job 28:8)
Hiph`il: removing a garment (Proverbs 25:20; Proverbs 38:19; Jonah 3:6)
עָדָה: ornament, deck oneself
Qal: ornament (Ezekiel 23:40; Isaiah 61:10; Hosea 2:15)
1.
a. deck oneself (Isaiah 61:10; Hosea 2:15; Jeremiah 31:4)
b. deck now thyself, with majesty (Job 40:10)
2. with double accusative (Ezekiel 16:11)
Same root
- אֶלְעָדָהʼElʻâdâh · H497Eladah, an Israelite
- יְהוֹעַדָּהYᵉhôwʻaddâh · H3085Jehoaddah, an Israelite
- מַעֲדַיMaʻăday · H4572Maadai, an Israelite
- מַעֲדְיָהMaʻădyâh · H4573Maadjah, an Israelite
- עַדʻad · H5703properly, a (peremptory) terminus, i.e. (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a preposition)
- עֵדʻêd · H5708the menstrual flux (as periodical); by implication (in plural) soiling
- עֲדָאʻădâʼ · H5709{to advance, i.e. pass on or continue; causatively, to remove; specifically, to bedeck (i.e. bring an ornament upon)}
- עָדָהʻÂdâh · H5711Adah, the name of two women
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Job 28:8 No wild animal has walked upon these treasures; no lion has ever set his paw there.
- Job 40:10 All right, put on your glory and splendor, your honor and majesty.
- Proverbs 25:20 Singing cheerful songs to a person with a heavy heart is like taking someone’s coat in cold weather or pouring vinegar in a wound.
- Isaiah 61:10 I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding or a bride with her jewels.
- Jeremiah 4:30 What are you doing, you who have been plundered? Why do you dress up in beautiful clothing and put on gold jewelry? Why do you brighten your eyes with mascara? Your primping will do you no good! The allies who were your lovers despise you and seek to kill you.
- Jeremiah 31:4 I will rebuild you, my virgin Israel. You will again be happy and dance merrily with your tambourines.
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).