What does אָדֹם mean in the Bible?
אָדֹם is a Hebrew word meaning "rosy".
Hebrew · H122
אָדֹם
Rosy
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אָדֹםH122
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 Itred3×Genesis 25:30, Numbers 19:2, Isaiah 63:2
[as] red1×2 Kings 3:22
[stew]1×Genesis 25:30
a red1×Zechariah 1:8
and ruddy1×Song Of Solomon 5:10
had red1×Zechariah 6:2
were red1×Zechariah 1:8
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 25:30הָאָדֹ֤םtoredArticle | Adjective - masculine singularGenesis 25:30הָאָדֹם֙to[stew]Article | Adjective - masculine singularNumbers 19:2אֲדֻמָּ֜הtoredAdjective - feminine singular2 Kings 3:22אֲדֻמִּ֥יםto[as] redAdjective - masculine pluralSong Of Solomon 5:10וְאָד֔וֹםtoand ruddyConjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singularIsaiah 63:2אָדֹ֖םtoredAdjective - masculine singularZechariah 1:8אָדֹ֔םtoa redAdjective - masculine singularZechariah 1:8אֲדֻמִּ֔יםtowere redAdjective - masculine pluralZechariah 6:2אֲדֻמִּ֑יםtohad redAdjective - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 25:30
Aligned rows9
Books represented6
Genesis2Numbers12 Kings1Song Of Solomon1Isaiah1Zechariah3
Source forms
אָדֹ֖ם1x’ā·ḏōmIsaiah 63:2
אָדֹ֔ם1x’ā·ḏōmZechariah 1:8
אֲדֻמָּ֜ה1x’ă·ḏum·māhNumbers 19:2
אֲדֻמִּ֥ים1x’ă·ḏum·mîm2 Kings 3:22
אֲדֻמִּ֔ים1x’ă·ḏum·mîmZechariah 1:8
אֲדֻמִּ֑ים1x’ă·ḏum·mîmZechariah 6:2
הָאָדֹ֤ם1xhā·’ā·ḏōmGenesis 25:30
הָאָדֹם֙1xhā·’ā·ḏōmGenesis 25:30
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine plural3x2 Kings 3:22, Zechariah 1:8, Zechariah 6:2
Adjective - masculine singular2xIsaiah 63:2, Zechariah 1:8
Article | Adjective - masculine singular2xGenesis 25:30
Adjective - feminine singular1xNumbers 19:2
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular1xSong Of Solomon 5:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. rosy
Source Gloss
rosy
Extended definitionSource: 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: