131. Adummim
Strong's Lexicon
Adummim: Adummim

Original Word: אֲדֻמִּים
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Adummiym
Pronunciation: ah-doo-MEEM
Phonetic Spelling: (ad-oom-meem')
Definition: Adummim
Meaning: Adummim

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root אָדֹם (adom), meaning "red."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Adummim, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. However, the Greek term for "red" is πυρρός (pyrros), which shares a similar meaning.

Usage: Adummim refers to a specific location mentioned in the Bible, known as "the ascent of Adummim." The name likely derives from the reddish color of the rocks or soil in the area. It is a geographical marker used to describe a boundary or a route.

Cultural and Historical Background: Adummim is located on the road between Jerusalem and Jericho, a significant route in ancient Israel. The area is characterized by its rugged terrain and reddish hue, which is reflected in its name. This path was historically significant as a travel route and is mentioned in the context of territorial boundaries.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as adom
Definition
a place between Jer. and Jericho
NASB Translation
Adummim (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֲדֻמִּים proper name, of a location see מַעֲלֶה below עלה.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Adummim

Plural of 'Adam; red spots; Adummim, a pass in Palestine -- Adummim.

see HEBREW 'Adam

Forms and Transliterations
אֲדֻמִּ֑ים אֲדֻמִּ֔ים אדמים ’ă·ḏum·mîm ’ăḏummîm adumMim
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Englishman's Concordance
Joshua 15:7
HEB: נֹ֙כַח֙ לְמַעֲלֵ֣ה אֲדֻמִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר מִנֶּ֖גֶב
NAS: the ascent of Adummim, which
KJV: the going up to Adummim, which [is] on the south side
INT: is opposite the ascent of Adummim which the south

Joshua 18:17
HEB: נֹ֖כַח מַעֲלֵ֣ה אֲדֻמִּ֑ים וְיָרַ֕ד אֶ֥בֶן
NAS: the ascent of Adummim, and it went down
KJV: the going up of Adummim, and descended
INT: is opposite the ascent of Adummim went to the stone

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 131
2 Occurrences


’ă·ḏum·mîm — 2 Occ.















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