אדום
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Hebrew
Etymology 1
| Root |
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| א־ד־ם (ʾ-d-m) |
Compare Akkadian 𒌑𒁺𒈠𒀀𒀀, Classical Syriac ܐܕܘܡ, Arabic ادوم, Edomite 𐤀𐤃𐤌 (ʾdm).
Pronunciation
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔaːˈdoːm/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔɔːˈðoːm/,
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔɔˈðøm/,
- (Persian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔɒˈdom/
- (Iraqi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔaˈdom/
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)aˈdom/
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)ɔˈdojm/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)aˈdom/
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Adjective
אדום / אָדֹם • (adóm) (feminine אדומה / אֲדֻמָּה, masculine plural אדומים / אֲדֻמִּים, feminine plural אדומות / אֲדֻמּוֹת)
Derived terms
- פרה אדומה / פָּרָה אֲדֻמָּה (pará adumá)
- אֲדַמְדַּם (adamdám)
- הַצְּלָב הָאָדוֹם (hatzláv ha'adóm)
- יין אדום / יַיִן אָדֹם (yáyin adóm)
- מגן דוד אדום / מָגֵן דָּוִד אָדֹם (magén davíd adóm)
- שטיח אדום / שָׁטִיחַ אָדֹם (shatíakh adóm)
- תת אדום / תּת-אָדֹם (tat adóm)
See also
| לָבָן (laván) | אפור／אָפֹר (afór) | שחור／שָׁחֹר (shakhór) |
| אדום／אָדֹם (adóm); אַרְגָּמָן (argamán) | כתום／כָּתֹם (katóm); חוּם (khum) | צהוב／צָהֹב (tsahóv); קרֶם (krem) |
| ליים (láym) | ירוק／יָרֹק (yarók) | ירוק נענע／יָרֹק נַעְנַע (yarók nána) |
| צִיאָן (tsi'án) | תְּכֵלֶת (t'khélet) | כחול／כָּחֹל (kakhól) |
| סגול／סָגֹל (sagól); אִינְדִּיגוֹ (índigo) | מָגֶ׳נְטָה (madjénta); סגול／סָגֹל (sagól) | ורוד／וָרֹד (varód) |
Noun
Etymology 2
From אָדֹם (“red”), see Genesis 25:30. Attested to in Ancient Egyptian as Egyptian jdwmꜥ
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Pronunciation
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔɛ̆ˈðoːm/,
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔəˈðøm/,
- (Persian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔeˈdom/
- (Iraqi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔeˈdom/
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)eˈdom/
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)ɛˈdojm/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)eˈdom/
Proper noun
אֱדוֹם • (edóm)
- Edom (name given to Esau)
- Edom (region)
- Edom (the nation of the Edomites)
- (Medieval Hebrew) Christendom, the Christians
- 1140, Yehuda HaLevi, “1:6”, in Judah ben Saul ibn Tibbon, transl., Sefer Kuzari:
- אַחַר כָּךְ אָמַר הַכּוּזָרִי בְלִבּוֹ, אֶשְׁאַל אֱדוֹם וְיִשְׁמָעִאל, כִּי אֶחָד מִשְּׁנֵי הַמַּעֲשִׂים הוּא הַנִּרְצֶה מֵאֵין סָפֵק.
- After this the Khazar said to himself, I will ask the Christians and the Muslims, for one of these two is undoubtedly God's will.
- (literally, “After this the Khazar said in his heart, I will ask Edom and Ishmael, for one of these two actions is that which is wanted, without a doubt.”)
Coordinate terms
- ישמעאל (term referring to Muslim countries)