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Proverbs 21:16
“The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אָדָםʼâdâm · aw-dawm'
H120 · Hebrew
H120 · Hebrew
- Definition
- ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- Derivation
- from H119 (אָדַם);
- KJV renderings
- [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
- Grammar
- אָדָ֗ם — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 552 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:26Genesis 1:27Genesis 2:5Genesis 2:7Genesis 2:7
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אָדָם here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.