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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 - Then you will find favor with both God and people,
and you will earn a good reputation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:13 - Joyful is the person who finds wisdom,
the one who gains understanding.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:30 - Don’t pick a fight without reason,
when no one has done you harm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:12 - What are worthless and wicked people like?
They are constant liars,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:4 - “I call to you, to all of you!
I raise my voice to all people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:31 - And how happy I was with the world he created;
how I rejoiced with the human family!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:34 - Joyful are those who listen to me,
watching for me daily at my gates,
waiting for me outside my home!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:7 - When the wicked die, their hopes die with them,
for they rely on their own feeble strength.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:3 - Wickedness never brings stability,
but the godly have deep roots.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:14 - Wise words bring many benefits,
and hard work brings rewards.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:23 - The wise don’t make a show of their knowledge,
but fools broadcast their foolishness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:27 - Lazy people don’t even cook the game they catch,
but the diligent make use of everything they find.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:11 - Even Death and Destruction[fn] hold no secrets from the LORD.
How much more does he know the human heart!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:20 - Sensible children bring joy to their father;
foolish children despise their mother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:1 - We can make our own plans,
but the LORD gives the right answer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:9 - We can make our plans,
but the LORD determines our steps.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:18 - It’s poor judgment to guarantee another person’s debt
or put up security for a friend.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:16 - Giving a gift can open doors;
it gives access to important people!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:3 - People ruin their lives by their own foolishness
and then are angry at the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:11 - Sensible people control their temper;
they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22 - Loyalty makes a person attractive.
It is better to be poor than dishonest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:6 - Many will say they are loyal friends,
but who can find one who is truly reliable?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:24 - The LORD directs our steps,
so why try to understand everything along the way?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:25 - Don’t trap yourself by making a rash promise to God
and only later counting the cost.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:27 - The LORD’s light penetrates the human spirit,[fn]
exposing every hidden motive.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:16 - The person who strays from common sense
will end up in the company of the dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:20 - The wise have wealth and luxury,
but fools spend whatever they get.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:28 - She hides and waits like a robber,
eager to make more men unfaithful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:9 - The schemes of a fool are sinful;
everyone detests a mocker.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:12 - Don’t excuse yourself by saying, “Look, we didn’t know.”
For God understands all hearts, and he sees you.
He who guards your soul knows you knew.
He will repay all people as their actions deserve.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:30 - I walked by the field of a lazy person,
the vineyard of one with no common sense.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:19 - As a face is reflected in water,
so the heart reflects the real person.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:20 - Just as Death and Destruction[fn] are never satisfied,
so human desire is never satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:2 - When there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily.
But wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:12 - When the godly succeed, everyone is glad.
When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:14 - Blessed are those who fear to do wrong,[fn]
but the stubborn are headed for serious trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:17 - A murderer’s tormented conscience will drive him into the grave.
Don’t protect him!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:23 - In the end, people appreciate honest criticism
far more than flattery.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:28 - When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.
When the wicked meet disaster, the godly flourish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:23 - Pride ends in humiliation,
while humility brings honor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:25 - Fearing people is a dangerous trap,
but trusting the LORD means safety.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:2 - I am too stupid to be human,
and I lack common sense.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:14 - They have teeth like swords
and fangs like knives.
They devour the poor from the earth
and the needy from among humanity.
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