What does אָדֹם mean in the Bible?
אָדֹם is a Hebrew word meaning "rosy".
Hebrew · H122
אָדֹם
Rosy
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אָדֹם H122
What does אָדֹם mean in the Bible?
אָדֹם is a Hebrew word meaning "rosy".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H122?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include red (3), [as] red (1), [stew] (1), a red (1), and ruddy (1).
Where does אָדֹם appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 25:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Zechariah (3), Genesis (2), 2 Kings (1), Isaiah (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 red 3× Genesis 25:30, Numbers 19:2, Isaiah 63:2
[as] red 1× 2 Kings 3:22
[stew] 1× Genesis 25:30
a red 1× Zechariah 1:8
and ruddy 1× Song Of Solomon 5:10
had red 1× Zechariah 6:2
were red 1× Zechariah 1:8
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 25:30 הָאָדֹ֤ם to red Article | Adjective - masculine singular Genesis 25:30 הָאָדֹם֙ to [stew] Article | Adjective - masculine singular Numbers 19:2 אֲדֻמָּ֜ה to red Adjective - feminine singular 2 Kings 3:22 אֲדֻמִּ֥ים to [as] red Adjective - masculine plural Song Of Solomon 5:10 וְאָד֔וֹם to and ruddy Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Isaiah 63:2 אָדֹ֖ם to red Adjective - masculine singular Zechariah 1:8 אָדֹ֔ם to a red Adjective - masculine singular Zechariah 1:8 אֲדֻמִּ֔ים to were red Adjective - masculine plural Zechariah 6:2 אֲדֻמִּ֑ים to had red Adjective - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 25:30
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 6
Genesis 2 Numbers 1 2 Kings 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 1 Zechariah 3
Source forms
אָדֹ֖ם 1x ’ā·ḏōm Isaiah 63:2
אָדֹ֔ם 1x ’ā·ḏōm Zechariah 1:8
אֲדֻמָּ֜ה 1x ’ă·ḏum·māh Numbers 19:2
אֲדֻמִּ֥ים 1x ’ă·ḏum·mîm 2 Kings 3:22
אֲדֻמִּ֔ים 1x ’ă·ḏum·mîm Zechariah 1:8
אֲדֻמִּ֑ים 1x ’ă·ḏum·mîm Zechariah 6:2
הָאָדֹ֤ם 1x hā·’ā·ḏōm Genesis 25:30
הָאָדֹם֙ 1x hā·’ā·ḏōm Genesis 25:30
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine plural 3x 2 Kings 3:22, Zechariah 1:8, Zechariah 6:2
Adjective - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 63:2, Zechariah 1:8
Article | Adjective - masculine singular 2x Genesis 25:30
Adjective - feminine singular 1x Numbers 19:2
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Song Of Solomon 5:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. rosy
Source Gloss
rosy
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
rosy Usage: red, ruddy.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אָדֹם is built from this root:
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