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)
- Related to the color red.
- Related to earth, soil, land.
- Related to humanity, mankind, personhood.
Derived terms
Hebrew terms belonging to the root א־ד־ם (0 c, 6 e)
Further reading
- “א־ד־ם” (root) 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, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 7