What does אָדַם (ʾādam) mean in the Bible?
אָדַם (ʾādam): Physical manifestation of internal state—blushing reveals emotion, shame, or vital life force through visible redness.
Hebrew · H119
אָדַם
To show blood (in the face), i.e. flush or turn rosy
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אָדַם H119
Pronunciation ʾādam
What does אָדַם (ʾādam) mean in the Bible?
אָדַם (ʾādam): Physical manifestation of internal state—blushing reveals emotion, shame, or vital life force through visible redness.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H119?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include dyed red (6), are red (1), it is red (1), they are as red (1), were more ruddy (1).
Where does אָדַם (ʾādam) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 25:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (6), Isaiah (1), Lamentations (1), Nahum (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It dyed red 6× Exodus 25:5, Exodus 26:14, Exodus 35:7, Exodus 35:23
are red 1× Nahum 2:3
it is red 1× Proverbs 23:31
they are as red 1× Isaiah 1:18
were more ruddy 1× Lamentations 4:7
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 25:5 מְאָדָּמִ֛ים to dyed red Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural Exodus 26:14 מְאָדָּמִ֑ים to dyed red Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural Exodus 35:7 מְאָדָּמִ֛ים to dyed red Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural Exodus 35:23 מְאָדָּמִ֛ים to dyed red Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural Exodus 36:19 מְאָדָּמִ֑ים to dyed red Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural Exodus 39:34 הַמְאָדָּמִ֔ים to dyed red Article | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural Proverbs 23:31 יִתְאַ֫דָּ֥ם to it is red Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 1:18 יַאְדִּ֥ימוּ to they are as red Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Lamentations 4:7 אָ֤דְמוּ to were more ruddy Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Nahum 2:3 מְאָדָּ֗ם to are red Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 25:5
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 5
Exodus 6 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 1 Lamentations 1 Nahum 1
Source forms
מְאָדָּמִ֛ים 3x mə·’ād·dā·mîm Exodus 25:5, Exodus 35:7, Exodus 35:23
מְאָדָּמִ֑ים 2x mə·’ād·dā·mîm Exodus 26:14, Exodus 36:19
אָ֤דְמוּ 1x ’ā·ḏə·mū Lamentations 4:7
הַמְאָדָּמִ֔ים 1x ham·’ād·dā·mîm Exodus 39:34
יַאְדִּ֥ימוּ 1x ya’·dî·mū Isaiah 1:18
יִתְאַ֫דָּ֥ם 1x yiṯ·’ad·dām Proverbs 23:31
מְאָדָּ֗ם 1x mə·’ād·dām Nahum 2:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural 5x Exodus 25:5, Exodus 26:14, Exodus 35:7, Exodus 35:23
Article | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural 1x Exodus 39:34
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Isaiah 1:18
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Proverbs 23:31
Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular 1x Nahum 2:3
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 1x Lamentations 4:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Physical manifestation of internal state—blushing reveals emotion, shame, or vital life force through visible redness.
Source Gloss
to show blood (in the face), i.e. flush or turn rosy
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Physical manifestation of internal state—blushing reveals emotion, shame, or vital life force through visible redness.
to show blood (in the face), i.e. flush or turn rosy BDB: be red Usage: be (dyed, made) red (ruddy).
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 9
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 6×
Participle passive Exod 25:5 · Exod 26:14 · Exod 35:7 · Exod 35:23 · Exod 36:19 · Nah 2:4 6×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Imperfect Isa 1:18 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Perfect Lam 4:7 1×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 1×
Imperfect Prov 23:31 1×
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain