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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

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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 BoxPro 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:4 - And so find favor and high esteem
In the sight of God and man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:13 - Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:30

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:12 - A worthless person, a wicked man,
Walks with a perverse mouth;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:4

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:31 - Rejoicing in His inhabited world,
And my delight was with the sons of men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:34 - Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:7

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:3

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:14 - A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth,
And the recompense of a man’s hands will be rendered to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:23

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:27 - The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting,
But diligence is man’s precious possession.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:11 - Hell[fn] and Destruction[fn] are before the LORD;
So how much more the hearts of the sons of men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:20

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:1

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:9 - A man’s heart plans his way,
But the LORD directs his steps.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:18 - A man devoid of understanding shakes hands in a pledge,
And becomes surety for his friend.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:16

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:3 - The foolishness of a man twists his way,
And his heart frets against the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:11 - The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger,
And his glory is to overlook a transgression.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22 - What is desired in a man is kindness,
And a poor man is better than a liar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:6 - Most men will proclaim each his own goodness,
But who can find a faithful man?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:24 - A man’s steps are of the LORD;
How then can a man understand his own way?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:25 - It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy,
And afterward to reconsider his vows.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:27 - The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD,
Searching all the inner depths of his heart.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:16

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:20 - There is desirable treasure,
And oil in the dwelling of the wise,
But a foolish man squanders it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:28 - She also lies in wait as for a victim,
And increases the unfaithful among men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:9

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:12

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:30 - I went by the field of the lazy man,
And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:19 - As in water face reflects face,
So a man’s heart reveals the man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:20 - Hell[fn] and Destruction[fn] are never full;
So the eyes of man are never satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:2 - Because of the transgression of a land, many are its princes;
But by a man of understanding and knowledge
Right will be prolonged.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:12 - When the righteous rejoice, there is great glory;
But when the wicked arise, men hide themselves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:14 - Happy is the man who is always reverent,
But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:17 - A man burdened with bloodshed will flee into a pit;
Let no one help him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:23

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:28

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:23 - A man’s pride will bring him low,
But the humble in spirit will retain honor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:25 - The fear of man brings a snare,
But whoever trusts in the LORD shall be safe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:2

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:14 - There is a generation whose teeth are like swords,
And whose fangs are like knives,
To devour the poor from off the earth,
And the needy from among men.
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