אדום

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
א־ד־ם‎ (ʾ-d-m)

Compare Akkadian 𒌑𒁺𒈠𒀀𒀀, Classical Syriac ܐܕܘܡ‎, Arabic ادوم‎, Edomite 𐤀𐤃𐤌‎ (ʾdm).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /aˈdom/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɔˈdojm/
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /aˈd̪oːm/
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɔˈðøːm/, [ɔˈðeːm]

Adjective

אדום / אָדֹם • ('adóm) (feminine אדומה / אֲדֻמָּה‎, masculine plural אדומים / אֲדֻמִּים‎, feminine plural אדומות / אֲדֻמּוֹת‎)

1. red

Derived terms

• פרה אדומה / פָּרָה אֲדֻמָּה‎ (pará 'adumá)
• אֲדַמְדַּם‎ (adamdam)
• שטיח אדום / שָׁטִיחַ אָדֹם‎ (shatíakh adóm)

See also

Colors in Hebrew · צְבָעִים‎ (ts'va'ím) (layout · text)

לָבָן‎ (laván)	אפור / אָפֹר‎ ('afór)	שחור / שָׁחֹר‎ (shakhór)
אדום / אָדֹם ('adóm); אַרְגָּמָן‎ (argamán)	כתום / כָּתֹם‎ (katóm); חוּם‎ (khum)	צהוב / צָהֹב‎ (tsahóv); קרֶם‎ (krem)
ליים‎ (láym)	ירוק / יָרֹק‎ (yarók)
צִיאָן‎ (tsi'án)	תְּכֵלֶת‎ (t'khélet)	כחול / כָּחֹל‎ (kakhól)
סגול / סָגֹל‎ (sagól); אִינְדִּיגוֹ‎ (índigo)	מָגֶנְטָה‎ (magénta); סגול / סָגֹל‎ (sagól)	ורוד / וָרֹד‎ (varód)

Noun

אדום / אָדֹם • ('adóm) m

1. red

Etymology 2

From אָדֹם‎ (“red”), see Genesis 25:30. Attested to in Ancient Egyptian as Egyptian jdwmꜥ

Proper noun

אֱדוֹם • ('edóm)

1. Edom (name given to Esau)
2. Edom (region)
3. Edom (the nation of the Edomites)
4. (Medieval Hebrew) Christendom, the Christians
   • 1140, Yehuda HaLevi, “1:6”, in Judah ben Saul ibn Tibbon, transl., Sefer Kuzari:

     ‏אַחַר כָּךְ אָמַר הַכּוּזָרִי בְלִבּוֹ, אֶשְׁאַל אֱדוֹם וְיִשְׁמָעִאל, כִּי אֶחָד מִשְּׁנֵי הַמַּעֲשִׂים הוּא הַנִּרְצֶה מֵאֵין סָפֵק.‎‎

     After this the Khazar said to himself, I will ask the Christians and the Muslims, for one of these two is undoubtedly God's will.

     (literally, “After this the Khazar said in his heart, I will ask Edom and Ishmael, for one of these two actions is that which is wanted, without a doubt.”)

Anagrams

• מאוד‎