אָדָם adam

Hebrew word for “man” · Strong’s H120 · used 550 times in 525 verses

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Meaning

1) man, mankind; 1a) man, human being;

Senses in the lexicon

• man (529)
• the man (Adam) (21)

How it is translated

Glosses given for adam in context, with how often each is used:

• humankind 308
• person 91
• anyone 36
• man 33
• human 22
• humans 12
• among humankind 11
• human being 11
• everyone 8
• someone 4
• persons 4
• people 3

Where it is used

Also in 21 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Genesis 2 (12), Ezekiel 36 (9), Numbers 31 (8), Ecclesiastes 2 (8), Genesis 6 (7), Ecclesiastes 3 (7), Ecclesiastes 8 (7), Ezekiel 20 (7), Ezekiel 21 (7), Genesis 3 (6)

Forms

• אדם 338
• האדם 138
• באדם 23
• לאדם 23
• מאדם 13
• ואדם 9
• ובאדם 2
• כאדם 1
• ולאדם 1
• למאדם 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with adam more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• בְּהֵמָה behemah “animal” 63
• אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 48
• רָאָה raah “to see” 44
• מִן־ min “from” 41
• הֶם hem “them” 38
• לֵב lev “heart” 31
• יָדַע yada “to know” 35
• מָה mah “what?” 32
• נָבָא nava “to prophesy” 21
• אֲדֹנָי adonai “Lord” 27
• אַיִן ayin “nothing” 29
• זֶה zeh “this” 33

Key verses

The verses using adam that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 8:21 — And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s…
• Numbers 23:19 — God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not…
• 1 Samuel 16:7 — But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth;…
• Psalms 68:18 — Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell…
• Proverbs 29:25 — The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
• Isaiah 2:11 — The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
• Isaiah 51:12 — I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;
• Jeremiah 27:5 — I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet…
• Ezekiel 3:17 — Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
• Ezekiel 20:13 — But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even…
• Ezekiel 28:2 — Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God,…
• Micah 6:8 — He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.