Adama (אדמה) means earth in Hebrew.
It can also mean ground. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
earth, ground
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Adama.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פני־השטח של כדור הארץ.
וַיַּצְמַח יהוה אֱלֹהִים מִן־הָאֲדָמָה כָּל־עֵץ נֶחְמָד לְמַרְאֶה וְטוֹב לְמַאֲכָל...
- 2החומר שממנו עשויה האדמה (1); סלע שהתפורר בדרך של בליה לכדי גושים קטנים.
וַיָּרָץ אִישׁ־בִּנְיָמִן מֵהַמַּעֲרָכָה, וַיָּבֹא שִׁלֹה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא; וּמַדָּיו קְרֻעִים, וַאֲדָמָה עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Adama is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אֲדָמָה
- Written without vowel points
- אדמה
- Said
- adama
- Root
- א־ד־מ
- Pattern
- קְטָלָה
- Plural
- אֲדָמוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' אֲדָמוֹת; נס' אַדְמַת־, ר' אַדְמוֹת־
- Gematria
- 50
This is how Adama is said in other languages.
- English
- earth, ground
- Arabic
- أرض
- Russian
- почва, земля
- French
- terre
- German
- Erde
- Yiddish
- ערד
These words mean nearly the same as Adama.
- קרקע
- עפר
- ארץland
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Adama.
The word Adama is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אדמת טרשים
- אדמת מולדת
- אדמת מריבה
- אמא אדמה
- עובד אדמה
- פרי אדמה
- תפוח אדמה
- כאילו בלעה אותו האדמה
- עלי אדמות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Adama comes from the root א־ד־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Adama in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Adama.
What does Adama (אדמה) mean in Hebrew?
Adama (אדמה) means earth and ground. It is said adama, with the stress on ma.
What is a synonym for Adama (אדמה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Adama (אדמה) are קרקע, עפר, and ארץ.
What rhymes with Adama (אדמה)?
Words that rhyme with Adama (אדמה) include רקמה, מלחמה, בהמה, אומה, רמה, and חוכמה.
Is Adama (אדמה) masculine or feminine?
The word Adama (אדמה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is אֲדָמוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אדמה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.