עָדָ֖ה
𐤏𐤃𐤄
Adah
of Adah
Proper noun, feminine personal name: ʻAdah. Occasionally may also mean 'adornment' or 'ornament' when derived from the verbal/adjectival sense, but in the biblical text, it consistently functions as a proper name of two women—one the wife of Lamech (Genesis 4:19, 23) and the other the wife of Esau (Genesis 36:2, 4, 10, 12, 16).
Genesis 36:12 · Word #13
Lexicon H5711
| Lemma | עָדָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤃𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Adah |
| Strong's | H5711 |
| Definition | Proper noun, feminine personal name: ʻAdah. Occasionally may also mean 'adornment' or 'ornament' when derived from the verbal/adjectival sense, but in the biblical text, it consistently functions as a proper name of two women—one the wife of Lamech (Genesis 4:19, 23) and the other the wife of Esau (Genesis 36:2, 4, 10, 12, 16). |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | of Adah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5711-01
Adorned One
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, feminine singular personal name. |
| Rendering Rationale | Although used in the Hebrew Bible as a proper feminine name, the form derives from the root meaning "to adorn." Rendering it as "Adorned One" preserves the feminine singular identity while reflecting the underlying root sense. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Adah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Adorned One |
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