Word Study · Strong's H5711 · Hebrew
עָדָה
Adah
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Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻÂdâh
“Adah, the name of two women”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Adah, the name of two women
Rendered in the KJV as
Adah.
- 8occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- עָדָ֖ה2
- עָדָ֔ה1
- עָדָ֤ה1
- עָדָ֗ה1
- עָדָ֛ה1
- עָדָה֙1
- עָדָֽה׃1
How it is rendered · 3
- Adah6
- [was] Adah1
- O Adah1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- proper noun (a name)8
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- HNpf · 8
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The ledger of occurrences
Genesis8 occurrences
- Genesis 4:19עָדָ֔הʾadahproper noun (a name)And Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.here: [was] Adah
- Genesis 4:20עָדָ֖הʾadahproper noun (a name)Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and raise livestock.here: Adah
- Genesis 4:23עָדָ֤הʾadahproper noun (a name)Then Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to my speech. For I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.here: O Adah
- Genesis 36:2עָדָ֗הʾadahproper noun (a name)Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,here: Adah
- Genesis 36:4עָדָ֛הʾadahproper noun (a name)And Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath gave birth to Reuel,here: Adah
- Genesis 36:10עָדָה֙ʾadahproper noun (a name)These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel son of Esau’s wife Basemath.here: Adah
- Genesis 36:12עָדָ֖הʾadahproper noun (a name)Additionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.here: Adah
- Genesis 36:16עָדָֽה׃ʾadahproper noun (a name)Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Adah.here: Adah
Same headword in Strong's