Oved adama (עובד אדמה) means farmer in Hebrew.
It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עוֹבֵד אֲדָמָה
oved adama
word
In English
farmer
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Oved adama.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1איכר, חקלאי.
וַתֹּסֶף לָלֶדֶת, אֶת-אָחִיו אֶת-הָבֶל; וַיְהִי-הֶבֶל, רֹעֵה צֹאן, וְקַיִן, הָיָה עֹבֵד אֲדָמָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Oved adama is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- עוֹבֵד אֲדָמָה
- Written without vowel points
- עובד אדמה
- Said
- oved adama
- Plural
- עוֹבְדֵי אַדֲמָה
- Inflections
- ר' עוֹבְדֵי אַדֲמָה
- Gematria
- 132
This is how Oved adama is said in other languages.
- English
- farmer
- Arabic
- فَلَّاح
These words mean nearly the same as Oved adama.
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What does Oved adama (עובד אדמה) mean in Hebrew?
Oved adama (עובד אדמה) means farmer. It is said oved adama, with the stress on ved.
What is a synonym for Oved adama (עובד אדמה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Oved adama (עובד אדמה) are איכר, חקלאי, יוגב, and פלח.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עובד אדמה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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