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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

H120

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H120 matches the Hebrew אָדָם ('āḏām),
which occurs 62 times in 62 verses in 'Psa' in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Psa 8:4–Psa 115:16)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:4 - what is man that you are mindful of him,
and the son of man that you care for him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:4 - The LORD is in his holy temple;
the LORD’s throne is in heaven;
his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:1 - To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith.[fn] A Psalm of David.
Save, O LORD, for the godly one is gone;
for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:8 - On every side the wicked prowl,
as vileness is exalted among the children of man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:2 - The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man,
to see if there are any who understand,[fn]
who seek after God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:4 - With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips
I have avoided the ways of the violent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:10 - You will destroy their descendants from the earth,
and their offspring from among the children of man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:6 - But I am a worm and not a man,
scorned by mankind and despised by the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:19 - Oh, how abundant is your goodness,
which you have stored up for those who fear you
and worked for those who take refuge in you,
in the sight of the children of mankind!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:2 - Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity,
and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:13 - The LORD looks down from heaven;
he sees all the children of man;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:6 - Your righteousness is like the mountains of God;
your judgments are like the great deep;
man and beast you save, O LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:7 - How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:5 - Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths,
and my lifetime is as nothing before you.
Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath! Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:11 - When you discipline a man
with rebukes for sin,
you consume like a moth what is dear to him;
surely all mankind is a mere breath! Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:2 - You are the most handsome of the sons of men;
grace is poured upon your lips;
therefore God has blessed you forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:2 - both low and high,
rich and poor together!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:12 - Man in his pomp will not remain;
he is like the beasts that perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:20 - Man in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 53:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:2 - God looks down from heaven
on the children of man
to see if there are any who understand,[fn]
who seek after God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 56:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:11 - in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:4 - My soul is in the midst of lions;
I lie down amid fiery beasts—
the children of man, whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose tongues are sharp swords.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:1 - To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam[fn] of David.
Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods?[fn]
Do you judge the children of man uprightly?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:11 - Mankind will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
surely there is a God who judges on earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:11 - Oh, grant us help against the foe,
for vain is the salvation of man!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:9 - Those of low estate are but a breath;
those of high estate are a delusion;
in the balances they go up;
they are together lighter than a breath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:9 - Then all mankind fears;
they tell what God has brought about
and ponder what he has done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:5 - Come and see what God has done:
he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:18 - You ascended on high,
leading a host of captives in your train
and receiving gifts among men,
even among the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:5 - They are not in trouble as others are;
they are not stricken like the rest of mankind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 76:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:10 - Surely the wrath of man shall praise you;
the remnant[fn] of wrath you will put on like a belt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:60

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:60 - He forsook his dwelling at Shiloh,
the tent where he dwelt among mankind,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:17 - But let your hand be on the man of your right hand,
the son of man whom you have made strong for yourself!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 82:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:7 - nevertheless, like men you shall die,
and fall like any prince.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 84:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:5 - Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
in whose heart are the highways to Zion.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 84:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:12 - O LORD of hosts,
blessed is the one who trusts in you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:47

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:47 - Remember how short my time is!
For what vanity you have created all the children of man!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:3 - You return man to dust
and say, “Return, O children of man!”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:10 - He who disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke?
He who teaches man knowledge—

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:11 - the LORD—knows the thoughts of man,
that they are but a breath.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:14 - You cause the grass to grow for the livestock
and plants for man to cultivate,
that he may bring forth food from the earth

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:23 - Man goes out to his work
and to his labor until the evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:14 - he allowed no one to oppress them;
he rebuked kings on their account,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:8 - Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:15 - Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:21 - Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:31 - Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:12 - Oh grant us help against the foe,
for vain is the salvation of man!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:4 - Their idols are silver and gold,
the work of human hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:16 - The heavens are the LORD’s heavens,
but the earth he has given to the children of man.

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