אדום

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
א־ד־ם‎ (ʾ-d-m)

Compare Akkadian 𒌑𒁺𒈠𒀀𒀀, Classical Syriac ܐܕܘܡ‎, Arabic ادوم‎, Edomite 𐤀𐤃𐤌‎ (ʾdm).

Pronunciation

Adjective

אדום / אָדֹם • ('adóm) (feminine אדומה \ אֲדֻמָּה‎, masculine plural אדומים \ אֲדֻמִּים‎, feminine plural אדומות \ אֲדֻמּוֹת‎)

  1. red
Derived terms
See also
Colors in Hebrew · צְבָעִים‎ (ts'va'ím) (layout · text)
     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)             
             צִיאָן‎ (tsi'án)              תְּכֵלֶת‎ (t'khélet)              כחול / כָּחֹל‎ (kakhól)
             סגול / סָגֹל‎ (sagól); אִינְדִּיגוֹ‎ (índigo)              מָגֶנְטָה‎ (magénta); סגול / סָגֹל‎ (sagól)              ורוד / וָרֹד‎ (varód)

Noun

אדום / אָדֹם • ('adóm) m

  1. red

Etymology 2

From אָדֹם‎ (“red”), see Genesis 25:30. Attested to in Ancient Egyptian as Egyptian jdwmꜥ

Proper noun

אֱדוֹם • ('edóm)

  1. Edom (name given to Esau)
  2. Edom (region)
  3. Edom (the nation of the Edomites)
  4. (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.”)

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