H5711: עָדָה
ʻÂdâh · pronounced aw-daw' · “Adah”
Definition
Adah, the name of two women
KJV translates it as: Adah.
Word origin: from H5710 (עָדָה); ornament;
Extended definition
mother of: Jabal (H2989) and Jubal (H3106)
§ Adah = "ornament"
1) the 1st of the 2 wives of Lamech and mother of Jabal and Jubal
2) a Hittitess, 1 of the 3 wives of Esau and mother of Eliphaz
2a) also called 'Bashemath'
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5711 is translated
- adah ×6
- was adah ×1
- o adah ×1
Bible verses with H5711 (ʻÂdâh)
ʻâdâh appears in 8 verses.
- Genesis 4:19
And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
- Genesis 4:20
And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
- Genesis 4:23
And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
- Genesis 36:2
Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
- Genesis 36:4
And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;
- Genesis 36:10
These are the names of Esau’s sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau.
- Genesis 36:12
And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.
- Genesis 36:16
Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.