אָדַם
To show blood (in the face), i.e. flush or turn rosy
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What does אָדַם (ʾādam) mean in the Bible?
אָדַם (ʾādam) is a Hebrew word meaning "to show blood (in the face), i.e. flush or turn rosy". to show blood (in the face), i.
Meaning
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.
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 6×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 1×
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Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.