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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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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 BoxPsa 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:4 - what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:4 - The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:1 - [fn]For the director of music. According to sheminith.[fn] A psalm of David. Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:8 - who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:2 - The LORD looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:4 - Though people tried to bribe me, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent through what your lips have commanded.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:10 - You will destroy their descendants from the earth, their posterity from mankind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:6

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:19 - How abundant are the good things that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you bestow in the sight of all, on those who take refuge in you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:2 - Blessed is the one whose sin the LORD does not count against them and in whose spirit is no deceit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:13 - From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:6 - Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your justice like the great deep. You, LORD, preserve both people and animals.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:7 - How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:5 - You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Everyone is but a breath, even those who seem secure.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:11 - When you rebuke and discipline anyone for their sin, you consume their wealth like a moth— surely everyone is but a breath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:2 - You are the most excellent of men and your lips have been anointed with grace, since God has blessed you forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:2

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:12 - People, despite their wealth, do not endure; they are like the beasts that perish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:20 - People who have wealth but lack understanding are like the beasts that perish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:2 - God looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:11

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:4 - I am in the midst of lions; I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts— men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:1 - [fn]For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.[fn] Do you rulers indeed speak justly? Do you judge people with equity?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:11 - Then people will say, “Surely the righteous still are rewarded; surely there is a God who judges the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:11 - Give us aid against the enemy, for human help is worthless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:9 - Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:9 - All people will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:5 - Come and see what God has done, his awesome deeds for mankind!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:18 - When you ascended on high, you took many captives; you received gifts from people, even from[fn] the rebellious— that you,[fn] LORD God, might dwell there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:5 - They are free from common human burdens; they are not plagued by human ills.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:10 - Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise, and the survivors of your wrath are restrained.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:60

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:60 - He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent he had set up among humans.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:17 - Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand, the son of man you have raised up for yourself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:7 - But you will die like mere mortals; you will fall like every other ruler.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:5 - Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:12 - LORD Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:47

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:47 - Remember how fleeting is my life. For what futility you have created all humanity!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:3 - You turn people back to dust, saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:10 - Does he who disciplines nations not punish? Does he who teaches mankind lack knowledge?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:11 - The LORD knows all human plans; he knows that they are futile.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:14 - He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate— bringing forth food from the earth:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:23 - Then people go out to their work, to their labor until evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:14 - He allowed no one to oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:8 - Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:15 - Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:21 - Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:31 - Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:12 - Give us aid against the enemy, for human help is worthless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:4 - But their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:16 - The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to mankind.

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