Admah
אַדְמָהStrong’s H0126admah (ad-mah)
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Admah is the Hebrew word usually translated “admah” and “like admah”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.”
Meaning
- § Admah = "red earth"
How it's translated
- admah 3
- and admah 1
- like admah 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 3
- Deuteronomy 1
- Hosea 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 14:2That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
- Genesis 14:8And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
- Deuteronomy 29:23And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:
- Hosea 11:8How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
Hebrew dictionary
אַדְמָה admah · Admah
§ Admah = "red earth" city in the Siddim valley
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.