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Lexicon :: Strong's H120 - 'āḏām

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אָדָם
Transliteration
'āḏām
Pronunciation
aw-dam'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 25a

Strong’s Definitions

אָדַם ʼâdam, aw-dam'; from H119; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.):—× another, hypocrite, common sort, × low, man (mean, of low degree), person.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 552x

The KJV translates Strong's H120 in the following manner: man (408x), men (121x), Adam (13x), person(s) (8x), common sort (with H7230) (1x), hypocrite (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 552x
The KJV translates Strong's H120 in the following manner: man (408x), men (121x), Adam (13x), person(s) (8x), common sort (with H7230) (1x), hypocrite (1x).
  1. man, mankind

    1. man, human being

    2. man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT)

    3. Adam, first man

    4. city in Jordan valley

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָדַם ʼâdam, aw-dam'; from H119; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.):—× another, hypocrite, common sort, × low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
STRONGS H120: Abbreviations
אָדָם 560 noun masculine Genesis 1:27 man, mankind (Phoenician אדם, Sabean id., CISiv. 1, l. 4 and others; compare Assyrian admu, young (of bird) DlW, but NöZMG 1886, 722 identification with Arabic اٌَنَام collective creatures) — Singular absolute except construct Proverbs 6:12 compare Thes; (בְּנֵי (הָ)א׳ often = plural of א׳ Genesis 11:5 + 39 times, compare בְּנוֺת הָא׳ Genesis 6:2, 4) —
1. a man (= German Mensch) = human being Genesis 2:5, 7 (twice in verse); Genesis 2:8, 15, 16, 18 +, Genesis 16:12 (27 times J) Leviticus 5:4 || נֶמֶּשׁ Leviticus 13:2, 9 (19 times P) Nehemiah 2:10; Isaiah 13:12 (|| אֱנוֺשׁ); הַגָּדוֺל הָאָ׳ Joshua 14:15 (E); בְּלִיַּעַל אָ׳ Proverbs 6:12 (|| אִישׁ אָוֶן compare 1 Samuel 25:25 & see H1000 בליעל); = any one Leviticus 1:2; Numbers 9:6, 7; Job 20:29; Job 27:13; Proverbs 15:20; Proverbs 21:16, 20; Proverbs 24:30; Ecclesiastes 7:20 + often Wisdom Literature, Jeremiah 2:6; Jeremiah 4:25; Nehemiah 2:12, compare נֶמֶּשׁ א׳ Numbers 19:11, 13 +; seldom man opposed to woman Genesis 2:22 (twice in verse); Genesis 2:23, 25; Genesis 3:8, 12, 17, 20, 21; Ecclesiastes 7:28.
2. collective man, mankind Genesis 1:26; Genesis 9:5, 6 (3 times in verse) + (P + 28 times) Genesis 6:1, 5, 6, 7 (J E + 24 times) Deuteronomy 4:32 (D + 6 times) (on 2 Samuel 7:19 compare 1 Chronicles 17:17 see DrSm); distinctly = men + women Genesis 1:27; Genesis 5:1; Numbers 5:6; given as name Genesis 5:2; but = warriors Isaiah 22:6 רֶכֶב א׳ || (פּרשׁים ); || beasts (41 times) בְּהֵמָה Genesis 6:7; Genesis 7:23 (J ?) Exodus 8:13; Exodus 8:14; Exodus 9:9, 10 (P) Exodus 9:19, 22, 25; Exodus 12:12; Exodus 13:2, 13, 15 (all J) +; late prophets Jeremiah 21:6; Jeremiah 31:27; Jeremiah 50:3; Jeremiah 51:62; Ezekiel 14:13, 17, 19, 21; Ezekiel 25:13; Ezekiel 29:8, 11; Ezekiel 32:13 (strike out Co) Ezekiel 36:11; Jonah 3:8; Zephaniah 1:3; Haggai 1:11; Zechariah 2:8; Zechariah 8:10; || בָּקָר Ezekiel 4:15; || צֹאן, חֲמֹרִים ב׳ Numbers 31:28; || id. + מִכָּל־הַבְּהֵמָה Numbers 31:30 compare Jonah 3:7; || חַיָּה Genesis 9:5 (P) compare Ezekiel 1:5, 8, 10, 26, & description of כְּרוּבִים Ezekiel 10:8, 14, 21; compare Ezekiel 41:19; || trees Deuteronomy 20:19 (read הֶאָדָם see Di); opposed to God 1 Samuel 15:29; 1 Samuel 16:7 (twice in verse); Isaiah 31:3; Ezekiel 28:2, 9; 1 Chronicles 21:13; 1 Chronicles 29:1; 2 Chronicles 6:18; Malachi 3:8 compare Exodus 33:20; Deuteronomy 5:21; so בֶּן־א׳ Numbers 23:19 (|| אישׁ) Ezekiel 2:1, 3, 6, 8 (87 times Ezekiel, always addressed to prophet); בְּנֵי הָא׳ 1 Samuel 26:19; made in God's image Genesis 1:26, 27; Genesis 9:6 compare Ecclesiastes 7:29; as feeble, earthly, mortal Numbers 16:29 (twice in verse); Psalm 82:7; Psalm 144:3; Psalm 144:4; Job 5:7; Job 14:1, 10; compare Job 25:6 (בֶּן־א׳) Ecclesiastes 12:5; as sinful 1 Kings 8:46; 2 Chronicles 6:36; Jeremiah 10:14 compare Numbers 5:6; Job 31:33; Hosea 6:7; of men in general, other men (opposed to particular ones) Judges 16:17 (compare אַחַד הָא׳ Judges 16:7; Judges 16:11) Judges 18:7, 28; Psalm 73:5; Jeremiah 32:20 +; || אִישׁ Isaiah 2:9, 11, 17; Isaiah 5:15 compare Ezekiel 23:42 (strike out Co Vrss); בְּנֵי א׳ 2 Samuel 7:14 (|| אֲנָשִׁים) Proverbs 8:4 (|| אִישִׁים); Psalm 49:3; Psalm 62:10 (both || בְּנֵי אִישׁ) = men of low opposed to men of high degree — so often Phoenician and = vassal Sabean DHMZMG 1875, 680 compare 686; נֶפֶשׁ א׳ collective Numbers 31:35, 40, 46; 1 Chronicles 5:21; Ezekiel 27:13.
†3. proper name, masculine Adam, first man (without article, compare שָׂטָן 1 Chronicles 21:1 over ag. הַשּׂ׳ Job 1:6 etc.) Genesis 4:25 (J) [H121 Genesis 5:1, 3, 4, 5 (P) 1 Chronicles 1:1]. (Genesis 2:20; 1 Chronicles 3:17, 21 read לָא׳ see Di.)
†4. proper name, of a location city in Jordan valley (as built ?) [H121 Joshua 3:16].
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:26; 1:26; 1:27; 1:27; 1:27; 2:5; 2:7; 2:8; 2:15; 2:16; 2:18; 2:20; 2:22; 2:23; 2:25; 3:8; 3:12; 3:17; 3:20; 3:21; 4:25; 5:1; 5:2; 6:1; 6:2; 6:4; 6:5; 6:6; 6:7; 6:7; 7:23; 9:5; 9:5; 9:6; 9:6; 11:5; 16:12

Exodus

8:13; 8:14; 9:9; 9:10; 9:19; 9:22; 9:25; 12:12; 13:2; 13:13; 13:15; 33:20

Leviticus

1:2; 5:4; 13:2; 13:9

Numbers

5:6; 5:6; 9:6; 9:7; 16:29; 19:11; 19:13; 23:19; 31:28; 31:30; 31:35; 31:40; 31:46

Deuteronomy

4:32; 5:21; 20:19

Joshua

14:15

Judges

16:7; 16:11; 16:17; 18:7; 18:28

1 Samuel

15:29; 16:7; 25:25; 26:19

2 Samuel

7:14; 7:19

1 Kings

8:46

1 Chronicles

3:17; 3:21; 5:21; 17:17; 21:1; 21:13; 29:1

2 Chronicles

6:18; 6:36

Nehemiah

2:10; 2:12

Job

1:6; 5:7; 14:1; 14:10; 20:29; 25:6; 27:13; 31:33

Psalms

49:3; 62:10; 73:5; 82:7; 144:3; 144:4

Proverbs

6:12; 6:12; 8:4; 15:20; 21:16; 21:20; 24:30

Ecclesiastes

7:20; 7:28; 7:29; 12:5

Isaiah

2:9; 2:11; 2:17; 5:15; 13:12; 22:6; 31:3

Jeremiah

2:6; 4:25; 10:14; 21:6; 31:27; 32:20; 50:3; 51:62

Ezekiel

1:5; 1:8; 1:10; 1:26; 2:1; 2:3; 2:6; 2:8; 4:15; 10:8; 10:14; 10:21; 14:13; 14:17; 14:19; 14:21; 23:42; 25:13; 27:13; 28:2; 28:9; 29:8; 29:11; 32:13; 36:11; 41:19

Hosea

6:7

Jonah

3:7; 3:8

Zephaniah

1:3

Haggai

1:11

Zechariah

2:8; 8:10

Malachi

3:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H120 matches the Hebrew אָדָם ('āḏām),
which occurs 45 times in 43 verses in 'Pro' in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:4 -

Then you will find favor and high regard

with God and people.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:13 -

Happy is a man who finds wisdom

and who acquires understanding,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:30 -

Don’t accuse anyone without cause,

when he has done you no harm.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:12 -

A worthless person, a wicked man

goes around speaking dishonestly,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:4 -

“People, I call out to you;

my cry is to the children of Adam.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:31 -

“I was rejoicing in his inhabited world,

delighting in the children of Adam.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:34 -

“Anyone who listens to me is happy,

watching at my doors every day,

waiting by the posts of my doorway.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:7 -

When the wicked person dies,

his expectation comes to nothing,

and hope placed in wealth[fn][fn] vanishes.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:3 -

No one can be made secure by wickedness,

but the root of the righteous is immovable.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:14 -

A person will be satisfied with good

by the fruit of his mouth,

and the work of a person’s hands will reward him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:23 -

A shrewd person conceals knowledge,

but a foolish heart publicizes stupidity.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:27 -

A lazy hunter doesn’t roast his game,

but to a diligent person, his wealth is precious.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:11 -

Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD — 

how much more, human hearts.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:20 -

A wise son brings joy to his father,

but a foolish man despises his mother.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:1 -

The reflections of the heart belong to mankind,

but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:9 -

A person’s heart plans his way,

but the LORD determines his steps.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:18 -

One without sense enters an agreement[fn]

and puts up security for his friend.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:16 -

A person’s gift opens doors[fn] for him

and brings him before the great.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:3 -

A person’s own foolishness leads him astray,

yet his heart rages against the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:11 -

A person’s insight gives him patience,

and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22 -

What is desirable in a person is his fidelity;

better to be a poor person than a liar.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:6 -

Many a person proclaims his own loyalty,

but who can find a trustworthy person?

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:24 -

Even a courageous person’s steps are determined by the LORD,

so how can anyone understand his own way?

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:25 -

It is a trap for anyone to dedicate something rashly

and later to reconsider his vows.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:27 -

The LORD’s lamp sheds light on a person’s life,[fn]

searching the innermost parts.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:16 -

The person who strays from the way of prudence

will come to rest in the assembly of the departed spirits.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:20 -

Precious treasure and oil are in the dwelling of a wise person,

but a fool consumes them.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:28 -

indeed, she sets an ambush like a robber

and increases the number of unfaithful people.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:9 -

A foolish scheme is sin,

and a mocker is detestable to people.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:12 -

If you say, “But we didn’t know about this,”

won’t he who weighs hearts consider it?

Won’t he who protects your life know?

Won’t he repay a person according to his work?

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:30 -

I went by the field of a slacker

and by the vineyard of one lacking sense.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:19 -

As water reflects the face,

so the heart reflects the person.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:20 -

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,

and people’s eyes are never satisfied.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:2 -

When a land is in rebellion, it has many rulers,

but with a discerning and knowledgeable person, it endures.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:12 -

When the righteous triumph,

there is great rejoicing,[fn]

but when the wicked come to power,

people hide.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:14 -

Happy is the one who is always reverent,

but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:17 -

Someone burdened by bloodguilt[fn]

will be a fugitive until death.

Let no one help him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:23 -

One who rebukes a person will later find more favor

than one who flatters with his tongue.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:28 -

When the wicked come to power,

people hide,

but when they are destroyed,

the righteous flourish.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:23 -

A person’s pride will humble him,

but a humble spirit will gain honor.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:25 -

The fear of mankind is a snare,

but the one who trusts in the LORD is protected.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:2 -

I am more stupid than any other person,[fn]

and I lack a human’s ability to understand.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:14 -

There is a generation whose teeth are swords,

whose fangs are knives,

devouring the oppressed from the land

and the needy from among mankind.

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