ʻAdnâʼ — H5733

Definition

masculine proper noun

Adna, the name of two Israelites

1. Adna = "rest" or "pleasure"
2. one of the family of Pahath-moab who returned with Ezra and married a foreign wife
3. a priest, descendant of Harim in the days of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua

Usually translated as

Adna

Origin

from H5727; pleasure

• Derived from ʻâdan (H5727)

Occurrences

ʻAdnâʼ occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1)

• Ezra 10:30 — And of the sons of Pahath-moab; Adna (עַדְנָ֣א), and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
• Nehemiah 12:15 — Of Harim, Adna (עַדְנָ֔א); of Meraioth, Helkai;