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Adam (אדם) means human in Hebrew.

It can also mean man and Adam. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

אָדָם
adam
noun · masculine
In English

human, man, Adam

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with א

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Adam.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    בעל חיים מהסוג Homo, והמין Homo sapiens בפרט; פרימט תבוני העומד על שתיים שאינו שעיר במיוחד.
    וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים נַעֲשֶׂה אָדָם בְּצַלְמֵנוּ כִּדְמוּתֵנוּ וְיִרְדּוּ בִדְגַת הַיָּם וּבְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּבַבְּהֵמָה וּבְכָל-הָאָרֶץ וּבְכָל-הָרֶמֶשׂ הָרֹמֵשׂ עַל-הָאָרֶץ.
  2. 2
    האדם (1) הראשון על פי התנ"ך.
    וַיִּהְיוּ כָּל יְמֵי אָדָם אֲשֶׁר חַי תְּשַׁע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וּשְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיָּמֹת.
  3. 3
    שם פרטי לזכר

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Adam is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
אָדָם
Written without vowel points
אדם
Said
adam
Root
א־ד־מ
Pattern
קָטָל
Gematria
45

This is how Adam is said in other languages.

English
human, man, Adam
Arabic
شَخْص, إِنْسَان, أدم
Russian
человек
Spanish
persona, humano, hombre, Adán
German
Mensch, Mann

These words mean nearly the same as Adam.

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These words mean the opposite of Adam.

  • חיה

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These words rhyme with Adam.

The word Adam is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Adam comes from the root א־ד־מ, like these words.

This is where the word Adam comes from.

מילה משותפת ונפוצה בשפות שמיות רבות: אוגריתית (אַדם), כנענית (אדם). מקור המילה כנאמר בתנ"ך. גם בלטינית קיים קישור דומה: Homo – אדם לעומת Humus (הומוס) – אדמה.

These words come before and after Adam in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Adam.

What does Adam (⁨אדם⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Adam (⁨אדם⁩) means human, man, and Adam. It is said adam, with the stress on dam.

What is a synonym for Adam (⁨אדם⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Adam (⁨אדם⁩) are ⁨איש⁩, ⁨בן אדם⁩, ⁨אנוש⁩, ⁨בן תמותה⁩, and ⁨ברנש⁩.

What is the opposite of Adam (⁨אדם⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Adam (⁨אדם⁩) are ⁨חיה⁩.

What rhymes with Adam (⁨אדם⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Adam (⁨אדם⁩) include ⁨דם⁩, ⁨ים⁩, ⁨עם⁩, ⁨סם⁩, ⁨עולם⁩, and ⁨חכם⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אדם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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