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, 9 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, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 7
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