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Strong's H119 אָדַם (adam)

adam - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G119 — athlesis (“fight”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H119
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 10
Books 5

Strong's H119 Quick Answer

Strong's H119 אָדַם (adam) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. adam (aw-dam') v. 1. be (dyed, made) red (ruddy) [to show blood (in the face), i.e. flush or turn rosy] It has 10 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include dyed, red, ruddy, and made. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
adam (aw-dam') v. 1. be (dyed, made) red (ruddy) [to show blood (in the face), i.e. flush or turn rosy]
Usage
10 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
dyed, red, ruddy, and made

Meaning and Definition

adam (aw-dam') v. 1. be (dyed, made) red (ruddy) [to show blood (in the face), i.e. flush or turn rosy]

Original Word
אָדַם
Transliteration
adam
Derivation
Root: אדם
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H119. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to redden

Usage: 1) to be red, red 1a) (Qal) ruddy (of Nazarites) 1b) (Pual) 1b1) to be rubbed red 1b2) dyed red 1b3) reddened 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to show red 1c2) to glare 1c3) to emit (show) redness 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to redden 1d2) to grow red 1d3) to look red

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How Strong's H119 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render adam, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

dyed Exodus 25:5 red Exodus 35:23 made Nahum 2:3 ruddy Lamentations 4:7

How Strong's H119 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 10 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H119 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H119 in the Old Testament

10 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 25:5 KJV

And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,

Exodus 26:14 KJV

And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers' skins.

Exodus 35:7 KJV

And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,

Usage Excerpts

First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H119.

Exodus 25:5 Old Testament, KJV
And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,
Exodus 26:14 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers' skins.
Exodus 35:7 Old Testament, KJV
And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,
Exodus 35:23 Old Testament, KJV
And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers' skins, brought them.
Exodus 36:19 Old Testament, KJV
And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers' skins above that.
Exodus 39:34 Old Testament, KJV
And the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers' skins, and the vail of the covering,
Proverbs 23:31 Old Testament, KJV
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
Isaiah 1:18 Old Testament, KJV
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Lamentations 4:7 Old Testament, KJV
Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:
Nahum 2:3 Old Testament, KJV
The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H119, grouped by book.

Exodus 6 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H119 FAQ

What does adam (אָדַם) mean?

Strong's H119 is a Hebrew entry for H119 אָדַם (adam). adam (aw-dam') v. 1. be (dyed, made) red (ruddy) [to show blood (in the face), i.e. flush or turn rosy]

How many times is adam (אָדַם) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's H119 across 5 books.

Where can I study adam (אָדַם) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H119 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate adam (אָדַם)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as dyed, red, ruddy, and made. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.