עָדָה

a.dah

Hebrew H5711 Personal name, feminine 8 occurrences in 8 verses
עָדָה Adah

A woman living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.4.19; 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 Jubal

2. a Hittitess, 1 of the 3 wives of Esau and mother of Eliphaz

a. also called 'Bashemath'

Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)

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Concordance 8 verses

  1. Genesis 4:19 עָדָ֔ה

    And Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.

  2. Genesis 4:20 עָדָ֖ה

    Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and raise livestock.

  3. Genesis 4:23 עָדָ֤ה

    Then Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to my speech. For I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.

  4. Genesis 36:2 עָדָ֗ה

    Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

  5. Genesis 36:4 עָדָ֛ה

    And Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath gave birth to Reuel,

  6. Genesis 36:10 עָדָה֙

    These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel son of Esau’s wife Basemath.

  7. Genesis 36:12 עָדָ֖ה

    Additionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.

  8. Genesis 36:16 עָדָֽה׃

    Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Adah.

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