עָדָה
a.dahProper Noun (Feminine)H5711
Adah
From: from H5710 (עָדָה); ornament;
Short Definition
Adah, the name of two women
Full Lexicon Entry
A woman living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at ; married to Lamech (H3929); mother of: Jabal (H2989) and Jubal (H3106) § Adah = "ornament" 1) the 1st of the 2 wives of Lamech and mother of Jabal and ) a Hittitess, 1 of the 3 wives of Esau and mother of Eliphaz 2a) also called 'Bashemath'
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Feminine)
Morphology N:N-F-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
8 timesAppears 8 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Genesis
8
Key Passages
- Genesis 36:2
- Genesis 36:4
- Genesis 36:10
- Genesis 36:12
- Genesis 36:16
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