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, 10 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^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 7