א־ד־ם

Hebrew

Etymology

Possibly from the same ultimate root as ד־מ־ם‎ (d-m-m, “related to blood”). See אָדָם‎ (adám) for extensive discussion.

Root

א־ד־ם • (ʾ-d-m)

1. Related to the color red.
2. Related to earth, soil, land.
3. Related to humanity, mankind, personhood.

Derived terms

Hebrew terms belonging to the root א־ד־ם‎ (0 c, 8 e)

Further reading

• “א־ד־ם” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• “א־ד־ם”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com
• A. Murtonen (1989), “ʾDM”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 83
• Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 7