עָדָה
ada · Adah
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5711 · appears 8 times in the Bible
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ada (עָדָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Adah”.
The name of two women: one of the two wives of Lamech, and a wife of Esau.
How to say it
a·da
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- Genesis 4:19
And Lamech took for himself two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the second Zillah.
- Genesis 4:20
And Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and have livestock.
- Genesis 4:23
And Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to my saying: for a man I have killed for wounding me, and a young man for striking me.
- Genesis 36:2
Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,
- Genesis 36:4
Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz, and Basemath bore Reuel;
- Genesis 36:10
These are the names of the sons of Esau: Eliphaz the son of Adah, the wife of Esau; Reuel the son of Basemath, the wife of Esau.
- Genesis 36:12
Timna was a concubine of Eliphaz, Esau’s son, and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife.
- Genesis 36:16
the chieftain Korah, the chieftain Gatam, the chieftain Amalek. These are the chieftains of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah.