אֲדָמָה adamah
Hebrew word for “land” · Strong’s H127 · used 225 times in 211 verses
Meaning
: soil; 1) ground, land;
Senses in the lexicon
- land: soil (199)
- land: planet (23)
- land: country (3)
How it is translated
Glosses given for adamah in context, with how often each is used:
- ground 104
- land 90
- earth 15
- own land 15
- lands 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis | 43 | 2.1 | |
| Deuteronomy | 37 | 2.6 | |
| Ezekiel | 28 | 1.5 | |
| Jeremiah | 18 | 0.8 | |
| Isaiah | 16 | 0.9 | |
| Amos | 10 | 4.9 | |
| Exodus | 9 | 0.5 | |
| 1 Kings | 8 | 0.6 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 6 | 0.5 | |
| Psalms | 6 | 0.3 | |
| Numbers | 5 | 0.3 | |
| 2 Samuel | 5 | 0.5 |
Also in 16 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Deuteronomy 28 (8), Genesis 4 (6), Genesis 47 (6), Genesis 2 (5), Genesis 3 (3), Genesis 6 (3), Genesis 7 (3), Genesis 8 (3), Deuteronomy 4 (3), Deuteronomy 11 (3)
Forms
- האדמה 113
- אדמת 26
- אדמתם 17
- אדמתך 12
- אדמתו 12
- אדמה 11
- אדמתכם 6
- ואדמה 6
- אדמתנו 4
- והאדמה 3
Words used with it
Words that share verses with adamah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- פְּרִי peri “fruit” 17
- אָב av “father” 26
- חַי chay “alive” 20
- מִן־ min “from” 25
- בְּהֵמָה behemah “animal” 15
- אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 23
- ךָּ ka “you” 20
- כֶם khem “you” 19
- אָדָם adam “man” 19
- עוֹף oph “bird” 11
- עָבַד avad “to serve” 14
- יָרַשׁ yarash “to possess” 13
Key verses
The verses using adamah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 2:7 — And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
- Genesis 3:19 — In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou…
- 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…
- Exodus 20:12 — Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
- Exodus 20:24 — An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places…
- Deuteronomy 7:6 — For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the…
- 1 Kings 9:7 — Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel…
- Isaiah 14:1 — For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall…
- Jeremiah 16:4 — They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they…
- Ezekiel 36:24 — For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.
- Ezekiel 37:21 — And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on…
- Daniel 12:2 — And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
See all 211 verses in the Word Atlas
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.