ʻÂdâh — H5711

H5711 · Hebrew — עדה

Pronunciation: aw-daw'

Definition

feminine proper noun

Adah, the name of two women

  1. Adah = "ornament"
  2. the 1st of the 2 wives of Lamech and mother of Jabal and Jubal
  3. a Hittitess, 1 of the 3 wives of Esau and mother of Eliphaz
    1. also called 'Bashemath'

Usually translated as

Adah

Origin

from H5710; ornament

Occurrences

ʻÂdâh occurs 8 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (8)