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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 45 times in 43 verses in 'Pro' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:4 - So you will find favor and good [fn]repute
In the sight of God and man. H120

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:13 - How blessed is the man H120 who finds wisdom
And the man H120 who gains understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:30 - Do not contend with a man H120 without cause,
If he has done you no harm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:12 - A worthless person, H120 a wicked man,
Is the one who walks with a perverse mouth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:4 - “To you, O men, I call,
And my voice is to the sons of men. H120

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:31 - [fn]Rejoicing in the world, His earth,
And having my delight in the sons of men. H120

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:34 - “Blessed is the man H120 who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at my doorposts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:7 - When a wicked man H120 dies, his expectation will perish,
And the hope of strong men perishes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:3 - A man H120 will not be established by wickedness,
But the root of the righteous will not be moved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:14 - A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his [fn]words,
And the deeds of a man’s H120 hands will return to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:23 - A prudent man H120 conceals knowledge,
But the heart of fools proclaims folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:27 - A [fn]lazy man does not [fn]roast his prey,
But the precious possession of a man H120 is diligence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:11 - [fn]Sheol and [fn]Abaddon lie open before the LORD,
How much more the hearts of [fn]men! H120

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:20 - A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man H120 despises his mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:1 - The plans of the heart belong to man, H120
But the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:9 - The mind of man H120 plans his way,
But the LORD directs his steps.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:18 - A man H120 lacking in [fn]sense [fn]pledges
And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:16 - A man’s H120 gift makes room for him
And brings him before great men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:3 - The foolishness of man H120 ruins his way,
And his heart rages against the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:11 - A man’s H120 discretion makes him slow to anger,
And it is his glory to overlook a transgression.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22 - What is desirable in a man H120 is his [fn]kindness,
And it is better to be a poor man than a liar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:6 - Many a man H120 proclaims his own loyalty,
But who can find a trustworthy man?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:24 - Man’s steps are ordained by the LORD,
How then can man H120 understand his way?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:25 - It is a trap for a man H120 to say rashly, “It is holy!”
And after the vows to make inquiry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:27 - The [fn]spirit of man H120 is the lamp of the LORD,
Searching all the [fn]innermost parts of his being.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:16 - A man H120 who wanders from the way of understanding
Will rest in the assembly of the [fn]dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:20 - There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise,
But a foolish man H120 swallows it up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:28 - Surely she lurks as a robber,
And increases the [fn]faithless among men. H120

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:9 - The devising of folly is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to men. H120

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:12 - If you say, “See, we did not know this,”
Does He not consider it who weighs the hearts?
And does He not know it who keeps your soul?
And will He not [fn]render to man H120 according to his work?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:30 - I passed by the field of the sluggard
And by the vineyard of the man H120 lacking [fn]sense,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:19 - As in water face reflects face,
So the heart of man H120 reflects man. H120

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:20 - [fn]Sheol and [fn]Abaddon are never satisfied,
Nor are the eyes of man H120 ever satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:2 - By the transgression of a land many are its princes,
But by a man H120 of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:12 - When the righteous triumph, there is great glory,
But when the wicked rise, men H120 [fn]hide themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:14 - How blessed is the man H120 who fears always,
But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:17 - A man H120 who is laden with the guilt of human blood
Will [fn]be a fugitive until death; let no one support him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:23 - He who rebukes a man H120 will afterward find more favor
Than he who flatters with the tongue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:28 - When the wicked rise, men H120 hide themselves;
But when they perish, the righteous increase.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:23 - A man’s H120 pride will bring him low,
But a humble spirit will obtain honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:25 - The fear of man H120 [fn]brings a snare,
But he who trusts in the LORD will be exalted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:2 - Surely I am more stupid than any man,
And I do not have the understanding of a man. H120

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:14 - There is a [fn]kind of man whose teeth are like swords
And his jaw teeth like knives,
To devour the afflicted from the earth
And the needy from among men. H120
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